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Pretty Pair Antique French Mirrors Gilt Wood
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Pretty Pair Antique French Mirrors Gilt Wood

19th century
Description

This is a delightful pair of early 19th century French gilt mirrors in the Louis XVI style with their original gilding in really nice condition. The pretty mirrors date from around 1830 and are a very attractive Rococo design. The frames have the most wonderful patina with shades of bronze and verdigris throughout the original antique gilding.

The mirror on the left has its original glass with charming aged appearance, the right side mirror with later replacement glass.

These are a nice size for any situation, measuring 52 cms by 32 cms wide.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Physical Dimensions
Height
52cm (20.47")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Pair French Gilt Mirrors to the Regency era.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a delightful pair of early 19th century French gilt mirrors in the Louis XVI style with their original gilding in really nice condition. The pretty mirrors date from around 1830 and are a very attractive Rococo design.
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The frames have the most wonderful patina with shades of bronze and verdigris throughout the original antique gilding.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A pair of French carved giltwood wall mirrors with intricate acanthus leaf cresting and pierced scrollwork framing central glass panels.
fig 1. Pretty Pair Antique French Mirrors Gilt Wood

The mirror on the left has its original glass with charming aged appearance, the right side mirror with later replacement glass.

These are a nice size for any situation, measuring 52 cms by 32 cms wide.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Height
52cm (20.47")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Pair French Gilt Mirrors to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1210727
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French Rococo giltwood mirrors are characterised by asymmetrical scrollwork, acanthus leaf motifs, floral garlands, and organic cartouche forms. Developed during the reign of Louis XV in the 18th century, these designs emphasised fluidity, natural forms, and delicate relief carving finished with genuine gold leaf.

Traditional French giltwood frames were carved from softwoods such as lime or pine, then coated with layers of gesso made from chalk and animal glue. A layer of bole, a refined clay paste, was applied before water gilding with micro-thin leaves of gold, which were subsequently burnished with an agate stone.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-carved joinery marks on the reverse, signs of natural gesso shrinkage or fine cracking known as craquelure, and subtle surface wear where the red or grey clay bole shows through the gold leaf. The mirror glass itself often displays hand-blown irregularities or minor oxidisation spotting.

A pair of gilded mirrors can be positioned symmetrically on either side of a contemporary doorway, above matching bedside tables, or flanking a central piece of art. The warmth of the patinated gold gilding provides textural contrast against neutral paint schemes and minimal architectural lines.

Giltwood frames should only be dusted with a soft, dry camel-hair brush, as moisture or liquid cleaners can dissolve water-gilded gesso surfaces. Mirror glass should be cleaned carefully using a damp microfibre cloth, ensuring no liquid seeps behind the frame edge to prevent damage to the silvering.
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