A Fabulous Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood

Name: A Fabulous Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood and Gesso Arched Top Gilt Laurel Leaf Framed Overmantle.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1198362
Price: 1495 GBP
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Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom

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A large 19th-century arched overmantel mirror featuring a giltwood and gesso frame decorated with carved laurel leaf moulding and a beaded inner border.

A Fabulous large Antique English 19th Century carved wood and gesso arched top gilt laurel leaf framed Overmantle.

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ObjectOvermantel Mirrors
Period19th century
Style19th Century English
MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Glass
ColourGilt Gold
MotifsLaurel leaf moulding, Beaded border, Arched top profile, Plinth base corner blocks
SizeH 137 cm (54 in) x W 117 cm (46 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

This large nineteenth-century English overmantel mirror dates from 1870. The piece has a carved wood and gesso construction with a gilt gold finish, housing an original mirror plate and backboards. The arched top frame incorporates a carved laurel leaf moulding, a beaded inner border, and plinth base corner blocks. The mirror stands 137 cm high, 117 cm wide, and 6 cm deep. In a contemporary interior, this mirror functions traditionally above a mantelpiece in a living room, drawing room, or dining room. The generous proportions allow it to reflect light and expand the sense of space in a room while providing a classical nineteenth-century design element against a wall.

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An overmantel mirror is a decorative architectural mirror designed to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece. Popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries, these pieces were crafted to enhance natural light and serve as a central focal point in formal reception rooms.

Nineteenth-century gilt mirrors typically feature carved timber frames coated with layers of gessoa smooth paste of chalk and binderwhich allowed artisans to model intricate relief details such as laurel leaves and beadwork before applying thin gold leaf.

Authentic antique gilt mirrors display characteristic signs of age, including natural distressing to the gilding where the red or grey bole beneath shows through, slight oxidisation to the glass, and hand-carved joinery on the backboard.

Positioning a gilt overmantel mirror above a clean-lined fireplace or mounting it as a floor-standing accent against a neutral wall creates a balanced contrast between historical craftsmanship and contemporary minimalist decor.

Clean the frame gently using a dry, soft camel-hair brush to remove dust from intricate carvings. Avoid water, liquid cleaners, or chemical polishes, as moisture can dissolve gesso and detach delicate gold leaf.

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