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Stylish French Painted Trumeau Mirror
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Stylish French Painted Trumeau Mirror

19th century
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Circa 1870, a stylish French painted Trumeau mirror in the rococo style, with an oil on canvas panel after 'Boucher' above a shaped mirror plate enclosed by a foliate rococo frame on a green painted ground

Physical Dimensions
Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
99cm (38.98")
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Georgian Antiques has dated this French Painted Trumeau Mirror to the 1870s.

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SA1209340
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35394
Description
Circa 1870, a stylish French painted Trumeau mirror in the rococo style, with an oil on canvas panel after 'Boucher' above a shaped mirror plate enclosed by a foliate rococo frame on a green painted ground
Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
99cm (38.98")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this French Painted Trumeau Mirror to the 1870s.

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SA1209340
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35394
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A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass.
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Archive I A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass.

Stylish French Painted Trumeau Mirror

Archive II A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass. View II
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Archive IV A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass. View IV
Archive V A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass. View V
Archive VI A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass. View VI
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A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass.
Stylish French Painted Trumeau Mirror
Ref: SA1209340
A large French trumeau wall mirror featuring a pale sage green painted panel base, elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting, and a lower rectangular mirror glass.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleLouis XV Rococo
  • MaterialPainted Wood, Giltwood, Glass, Canvas
  • ColourSage Green, Gold
  • MotifsRococo scrollwork, pastoral scene, rocaille cresting, leaf mouldings
  • SizeH 210 cm (83 in) x W 99 cm (39 in)

This large French painted trumeau wall mirror dates to 1870 in the Louis XV Rococo style. The piece consists of a pale sage green painted wooden panel base with elaborate gold gilt scrollwork framing, an upper oval pastoral oil painting depicting figures in a landscape after Boucher, and a lower rectangular mirror glass enclosed by a foliate rococo frame with leaf mouldings and rocaille cresting. The mirror measures 210 cm high and 99 cm wide, making it a substantial vertical furnishing designed for placement above the mantel in a living room, dining room or bedroom to add classical French chateau character to an interior.

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A trumeau mirror originated in 18th-century France, traditionally set into wood panelling above a mantlepiece or between windows. It characteristically incorporates a painted decorative panel or carved relief directly above a reflective mirror glass within a single unified frame.

These mirrors are typically constructed with softwoods or oak bases painted in light shades such as sage, cream, or grey. The ornate decorative mouldings are crafted using carved wood or applied gesso, finished with hand-applied gold leaf gilding and set with mirror plate.

Authentic period examples feature hand-planed timber backboards, original mercury glass displaying subtle oxidisation or desilvered spots, hand-painted artwork exhibiting craquelure, and wear to the gilding revealing the underlying clay bole.

A painted trumeau mirror functions as an architectural focal point when positioned above a fireplace mantelpiece, mounted above a hall console table, or anchored against a tall dining room wall to introduce vertical scale.

Dust the ornate frame gently using a dry soft brush or microfibre cloth, keeping liquids away from the gilded gesso and painted oil panel. Clean the mirror glass by applying glass cleaner to a cloth rather than spraying directly onto the frame edges.
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