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A Very Rare Early 19th Century Regency Compartmental Overmantel Mirror
Yeats Country Antiques
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A Very Rare Early 19th Century Regency Compartmental Overmantel Mirror

19th century
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A very rare early 19th Century Regency giltwood compartmental mirror of long and narrow proportions. This stunning piece is of exceptional quality with three mirror glass plates set within a finely hand carved moulded and fluted giltwood frame. Surmounted with an inverse breakfront pediment above a deep panelled frieze with beautifully simple spiral twisted columnar detailing flanked with applied flowerhead paterae to the each of the side raised panels with a further matching pair of elegant spiral twisted columnar supports flanking each side of the frame below. The three compartmental mirror glass plates of rectangular form are set within fabulous reeded ebonised borders, supported on shaped and fluted platform base.

Physical Dimensions
Height
69.2cm (27.24")
Width
61.2cm (24.09")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Declaration

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

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SA1208683
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A4036
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Description
A very rare early 19th Century Regency giltwood compartmental mirror of long and narrow proportions.
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This stunning piece is of exceptional quality with three mirror glass plates set within a finely hand carved moulded and fluted giltwood frame.
Yeats Country Antiques

Surmounted with an inverse breakfront pediment above a deep panelled frieze with beautifully simple spiral twisted columnar detailing flanked with applied flowerhead paterae to the each of the side raised panels with a further matching pair of elegant spiral twisted columnar supports flanking each side of the frame below. The three compartmental mirror glass plates of rectangular form are set within fabulous reeded ebonised borders, supported on shaped and fluted platform base.

Height
69.2cm (27.24")
Width
61.2cm (24.09")
Depth
6.3cm (2.48")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1208683
Dealers Internal Ref
A4036
Yeats Country Antiques
Yeats Country Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2025

Fine period furniture, antique gilt mirrors and beautiful furnishings and collectables

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An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips.
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Archive I An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips.

A Very Rare Early 19th Century Regency Compartmental Overmantel Mirror

Archive II An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips. View II
Archive III An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips. View III
Archive IV An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips. View IV
Archive V An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips. View V
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Arundel Road
Poling
West Sussex
BN18 9PY
United Kingdom
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An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips.
A Very Rare Early 19th Century Regency Compartmental Overmantel Mirror
Ref: SA1208683
An early 19th-century Regency horizontal overmantel mirror featuring a gilded rope-twist frame, corner rosettes, and three glass compartments framed in ebonised slips.
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Popularised during the early 19th century in Britain, a Regency compartmental overmantel mirror features a wide, horizontal profile divided into three glass sections separated by thin moulded dividers, typically adorned with classical, rope-twist, or architectural giltwood borders.

These mirrors were predominantly constructed with carved pine or lime wood foundations, coated in gesso, and finished with hand-applied gold leaf. The glass plates were historically made using mercury silvering techniques and held within structured timber or ebonised inner slips.

Authentic period pieces generally exhibit natural wear to the gilding revealing underlying red or grey bole, original wood panel backings, and subtle distortions or silvering oxidisation in the original glass plates.

Positioning a wide gilt overmantel mirror above a fireplace or a low console table creates a focal point, reflecting natural light across the room while contrasting period detailing with clean modern lines.

Dust the gilded frame gently using a soft feather duster or dry brush, avoiding liquid cleaners that dissolve gold leaf and gesso. Clean the glass carefully with a lightly dampened microfibre cloth without allowing moisture to reach the frame borders.
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