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Large Antique French Gilt Mirror C1800 - Mercury Glass
French Antique Company
for sale €2,913     $3,162
£2,490

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Large Antique French Gilt Mirror C1800 - Mercury Glass

19th century
Description

Incredible very early 19th century French gilt mirror in superb original condition.

It has its absolutely stunning real gilt (gold leaf) frame with a huge, deep ornate crest and two side scrolls.

It has its beautiful original mercury glass. Mercury glass was not made after 1840 so the mirror definitely precedes this date. It gives a magnificent sparkle in sunlight and was the glass used in the Palace of Versailles.

It has all its original backboards.

It would have been used as an overmantel in a grand, high ceilinged room but would look equally good as a freestanding leaner mirror as in the photo or hanging on a large wall.

Physical Dimensions
Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Declaration

French Antique Company has dated this Antique French Gilt Mirror to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1199465
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11161
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Delivery £60 to most of mainland UK using a trusted, specialist antiques courier.

Description
Incredible very early 19th century French gilt mirror in superb original condition.
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It has its absolutely stunning real gilt (gold leaf) frame with a huge, deep ornate crest and two side scrolls.
French Antique Company

It has its beautiful original mercury glass. Mercury glass was not made after 1840 so the mirror definitely precedes this date. It gives a magnificent sparkle in sunlight and was the glass used in the Palace of Versailles.

fig 1. A tall antique French giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an arched frame topped with an ornate carved crest.
fig 1. Large Antique French Gilt Mirror C1800 - Mercury Glass

It has all its original backboards.

It would have been used as an overmantel in a grand, high ceilinged room but would look equally good as a freestanding leaner mirror as in the photo or hanging on a large wall.

Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Date of Manufacture

French Antique Company has dated this Antique French Gilt Mirror to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1199465
Dealers Internal Ref
11161
French Antique Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2019

Specialising in french antique mirrors, chandeliers and armoires.

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French Antique Company
Telephone 07899 864960
Location
Hove
East Sussex
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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Large antique French gilt mirror c1800 - mercury glass
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French overmantel mirrors from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries typically feature hand-carved wood frames coated in gesso and water-gilded with gold leaf, designed specifically to sit above architectural fireplace mantels.

These mirrors were constructed using pine or oak substrate frames built up with molded gesso, finished with applied gold leaf, and fitted with tin-mercury amalgam glass plates.

Authentic mercury glass displays a characteristic deep, slightly greyish reflection with organic oxidisation patterns or foxing, particularly concentrated around the lower edges where the mercury coating settled over time.

Positioning an ornate gilt mirror above a clean-lined mantelpiece or neutral console table creates vertical height and reflects natural light, balancing historical carving with contemporary minimalism.

Dust the giltwood frame gently using a soft dry feather duster, avoiding moisture or liquid chemical cleaning agents that dissolve water-gesso and strip original gold leafing.
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