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A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Tryptic Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Ho Ho Bird and Squirrel Detail
Yeats Country Antiques
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A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Tryptic Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Ho Ho Bird and Squirrel Detail

19th century
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A very rare and impressive 19th Century Irish tryptic giltwood overmantel Mirror of exceptional quality. The compartmental tryptic mirror glass plates of rectangular form are set within finely hand carved, moulded, fluted and pierced giltwood frame featuring with elegant reeded columnar detail and beautiful richly scrolling foliate, ruffles and fabulous flowerhead motif detail throughout. Surmounted with an exquisitely ornate, pierced centred crest composition comprising of an arrangement of a centred pagoda flanked with a stunning ho ho bird and squirrel, c-scrolls and ruffle motif detail, all finely hand carved in high relief, supported on platform base.

Physical Dimensions
Height
108.5cm (42.72")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Declaration

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1202936
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A4075
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Description
A very rare and impressive 19th Century Irish tryptic giltwood overmantel Mirror of exceptional quality. The compartmental tryptic mirror glass plates of rectangular form are set within finely hand carved, moulded, fluted and pierced giltwood frame featuring with elegant reeded columnar detail and beautiful richly scrolling foliate, ruffles and fabulous flowerhead motif detail throughout. Surmounted with an exquisitely ornate, pierced centred crest composition comprising of an arrangement of a centred pagoda flanked with a stunning ho ho bird and squirrel, c-scrolls and ruffle motif detail, all finely hand carved in high relief, supported on platform base.
Height
108.5cm (42.72")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
9cm (3.54")
Date of Manufacture

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202936
Dealers Internal Ref
A4075
Yeats Country Antiques
Yeats Country Antiques
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Fine period furniture, antique gilt mirrors and beautiful furnishings and collectables

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A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns.

A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Tryptic Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Ho Ho Bird and Squirrel Detail

Archive II A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns. View VIII
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The Vinery
Arundel Road
Poling
West Sussex
BN18 9PY
United Kingdom
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A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns.
A Very Rare 19th Century Irish Tryptic Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Ho Ho Bird and Squirrel Detail
Ref: SA1202936
A nineteenth-century carved giltwood triptych overmantel mirror with three glass sections, decorated with carved bird and animal figures above slender central columns.
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Irish Rococo overmantel mirrors from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are characterised by elaborate carved pierced crestings, scrollwork, and naturalistic motifs such as animals and birds. They frequently incorporate a three-panel triptych layout designed to span the full width of a fireplace breast.

These frames were typically carved from softwoods such as pine or lime, coated with layers of gesso, and finished using water gilding with fine gold leaf. The reflective surfaces were made with mirrored glass plates, held in place by wooden backboards.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved joinery, natural wear or oxidisation across the gilded layer, and red or grey bole clay visible beneath areas where the gold leaf has thinned over time. The mirror glass often displays subtle distortion or light foxing consistent with period manufacturing.

Positioning a heavy gilded frame above a clean-lined modern fireplace mantel creates an effective focal point. Neutral paint palettes on surrounding walls allow the intricate carving and warm metallic tones to anchor the room.

Giltwood frames should be dusted gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush or feather duster. Liquid cleaners, water, and commercial polishes must be avoided, as moisture dissolves the underlying gesso and strips the fragile gold leafing.
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