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Large 18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror.
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Large 18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror.

18th century
Description

This mid-18th Century silver gilt and gesso pier or console mirror is in good overall condition and was likely regilded in the late 19th Century. It's European, probably Swedish. A stylish decorative mirror in good usable condition.

Date of Manufacture

Dickinsons Antiques has dated this Antique Silver Gilt Mirror to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09410444
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-290 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Punched and stippled gesso ground in the cresting: standard eighteenth-century decorative technique.
Grey mottling and scattered dark spots across the glass: old mercury silvering.
Soft wear through the silver leaf along raised details: decades of handling.
Deeply pierced rocaille and acanthus cartouches: classic mid-eighteenth-century Continental Rococo design.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
146cm (57.48")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1201492
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Description
This mid-18th Century silver gilt and gesso pier or console mirror is in good overall condition and was likely regilded in the late 19th Century. It's European, probably Swedish. A stylish decorative mirror in good usable condition.
Date of Manufacture

Dickinsons Antiques has dated this Antique Silver Gilt Mirror to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09410444
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-290 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Punched and stippled gesso ground in the cresting: standard eighteenth-century decorative technique.
Grey mottling and scattered dark spots across the glass: old mercury silvering.
Soft wear through the silver leaf along raised details: decades of handling.
Deeply pierced rocaille and acanthus cartouches: classic mid-eighteenth-century Continental Rococo design.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
146cm (57.48")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1201492
Dickinsons Antiques
Dickinsons Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2020

Dealing in early oak and country furniture since 1958.

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A large rectangular 18th century silver gilt wall mirror featuring an ornate carved frame with Rococo C-scrolls and shell cresting.
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Archive I A large rectangular 18th century silver gilt wall mirror featuring an ornate carved frame with Rococo C-scrolls and shell cresting.

Large 18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror.

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Telephone 01756 748257 or 07971 958303
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The Estate Yard
West Street
Gargrave
North Yorkshire
BD23 3RD
United Kingdom
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A large rectangular 18th century silver gilt wall mirror featuring an ornate carved frame with Rococo C-scrolls and shell cresting.
Large 18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror.
Ref: SA1201492
A large rectangular 18th century silver gilt wall mirror featuring an ornate carved frame with Rococo C-scrolls and shell cresting.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period18th century
  • StyleRococo
  • MaterialWood, Gesso, Silver Leaf, Glass
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsC-scrolls, Shell cresting, Acanthus leaves, Pierced carved frame
  • SizeH 146 cm (57 in) x W 56 cm (22 in) x D 10 cm (4 in)

An 18th century Rococo pier or console wall mirror, designed in a French Chateau style, features an ornate pierced carved wooden frame coated in silver leaf and gesso. The rectangular silver gilt glass plate is surrounded by elaborate decorative motifs including C-scrolls, acanthus leaf flourishes, and a prominent shell cresting at the arched top. The base displays an intricate central shell carving flanked by scrolling acanthus work. Measuring 146 cm high by 56 cm wide and 10 cm deep, this large decorative wall hanging has a substantial silhouette suited for domestic spaces. Positioned in a contemporary home, this piece hangs effectively above the mantel in a living room, drawing room, or hallway, reflecting natural light and expanding the visual depth of the interior. The surface shows a bright silver colour with textured relief details across the gesso and carved frame, reflecting the traditional craftsmanship of the period.

FAQs

Silver gilt mirrors became prominent during the late 17th and 18th centuries across Europe, particularly within French Rococo and English Georgian interiors. The practice involved applying thin sheets of silver leaf over carved wooden frames coated in gesso, providing a luminous, reflective frame designed to accentuate candlelight in grand living spaces.

Traditional construction utilized hand-carved softwoods or hardwoods shaped into intricate scrolls and crests. The wood was sealed with gesso layers before water-gilding or oil-gilding applied genuine silver leaf, which was often toned or varnished to prevent rapid oxidisation.

Authentic period pieces display signs of natural age, including minor oxidisation or tarnishing on the silver leaf, uneven hand-carved joinery on the reverse timber backboards, and mercury glass plate characteristics such as subtle distortion or light foxing.

Positioning a large Rococo silver gilt mirror above a clean-lined modern console table or traditional fireplace mantelpiece creates a structural focal point. The metallic tone pairs effectively with dark, dramatic wall colours or neutral, minimalist schemes to reflect ambient light.

Dust the carved frame regularly using a soft, dry bristle brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or abrasive cloths that can strip fragile silver leafing. Glass cleaner should be sprayed onto a cloth rather than directly onto the mirror plate to prevent moisture from seeping behind the frame edges.
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