Antique Painted Overmantel Mirror 19th Century

Name: Antique Wall Mirror
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1212526
Price: 775 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Adj. Exeter Airport
Clyst Honiton
Exeter
Devon
EX5 2ll
United Kingdom

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Location: The Antiques Complex, The Crane Depot, Adj. Exeter Airport, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, Devon, EX5 2ll , United Kingdom

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A wide horizontal antique overmantel mirror featuring a distressed cream painted finish, carved neoclassical urn motifs, and three distinct mirror panels.

Antique wall mirror

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Neoclassical overmantel mirrors originated in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, drawing visual inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Common features include low-profile horizontal proportions, divided glass sections, and relief mouldings depicting classical urns, foliate festoons, fluted columns, and symmetry.

These mirrors were traditionally built using pine or oak timber frames covered in gesso and composition ornamentation. Decorative details were moulded or carved before applying gold leaf or distemper paint finishes, while the glass plates were silvered using early tin-mercury amalgams.

Authentic pieces generally display signs of age such as natural craquelure in the painted or gilded gesso, foxing and oxidisation spots on the mirror glass, and hand-sawn wooden backing boards. Examination of the frame back usually reveals iron tack nails and historic joint construction rather than modern fixings.

An overmantel mirror is traditionally placed directly resting upon or mounted above a fireplace mantelpiece to anchor the central focal point of a room. In contemporary interiors, these wide horizontal pieces are also effectively styled above long hall consoles, sideboards, or dining room credenzas to reflect natural light.

Painted gesso frames should be dusted gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to avoid flaking fragile paint layers. Glass panels should be cleaned sparingly using a slightly damp cloth, taking care not to let moisture seep into the rebate or contact the backing board where it could damage the silvering.

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