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Large C19th Painted Overmantle Mirror
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Large C19th Painted Overmantle Mirror

19th century
Description

Victorian overmantel of waisted rectangular form the moulded frame with carbouchon decoration enclosing original plate

Physical Dimensions
Height
144cm (56.69")
Width
145cm (57.09")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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Antiques Decorative has dated this Painted Arched Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

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SA1211709
Description
Victorian overmantel of waisted rectangular form the moulded frame with carbouchon decoration enclosing original plate
Height
144cm (56.69")
Width
145cm (57.09")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Antiques Decorative has dated this Painted Arched Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

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Archive I A 19th-century arched overmantel mirror featuring an off-white painted frame decorated with beaded moulding and small projecting feet.

Large C19th Painted Overmantle Mirror

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A 19th-century arched overmantel mirror featuring an off-white painted frame decorated with beaded moulding and small projecting feet.
Large C19th Painted Overmantle Mirror
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A 19th-century arched overmantel mirror featuring an off-white painted frame decorated with beaded moulding and small projecting feet.
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An overmantel mirror is a wide or arched mirror specifically sized to rest on or hang directly above a fireplace mantelpiece. Popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries, these mirrors were engineered to reflect candlelight and firelight, dramatically increasing the brightness and visual scale of reception rooms.

19th-century overmantel frames were typically constructed from pine or lime wood, layered with plaster or gesso to create detailed mouldings, and then finished with paint, gilding, or metal leaf. The mirror plates comprised silvered flat glass backed by solid timber boards for structural protection.

Authentic period examples generally display multi-plank softwood backboards with hand-cut joinery, gentle oxidisation or foxing on the glass, and natural wear or fine cracking along the gesso mouldings where the timber frame has naturally expanded and contracted over time.

Position the mirror directly above a chimneypiece or atop a substantial hall console table to serve as a central architectural focal point. Neutral painted finishes pair seamlessly with both traditional lime-washed walls and bold modern wall paint, framing light across the room.

Dust the frame regularly using a dry, soft microfibre brush to protect delicate painted gesso. Clean the mirror glass by spraying glass cleaner directly onto a cloth rather than the surface to prevent liquid from seeping behind the frame moulding and degrading the silvering.
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