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Regency Overmantle Mirror
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Regency Overmantle Mirror

19th century
For Sale by Deva Antiques
Description

A late Regency gilt framed overmantle mirror.

Physical Dimensions
Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
108cm (42.52")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Deva Antiques has dated this Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1213869
Dealers Internal Reference
21663
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Description
A late Regency gilt framed overmantle mirror.
Height
80cm (31.50")
Width
108cm (42.52")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Deva Antiques has dated this Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1213869
Dealers Internal Ref
21663
Deva Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2022
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A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns.
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Archive I A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns.

Regency Overmantle Mirror

Archive II A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns. View II
Archive III A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns. View III
Archive IV A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns. View IV
Archive V A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns. View V
Archive VI A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns. View VI
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Deva Antiques
Telephone 01252 843538
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High Street
Hartley Wintney
Hampshire
RG27 8NY
United Kingdom
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A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns.
Regency overmantle mirror
Ref: SA1213869
A horizontal Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring an anthemion frieze across the top and spiral-twist side columns.
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  • ObjectOvermantel Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsAnthemion frieze, spiral twist columns, corner rosettes
  • SizeH 80 cm (31 in) x W 108 cm (43 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

This Regency overmantle mirror is an architectural overmantel mirror created in a grand Regency style. The piece possesses a giltwood frame coated in a distressed gold finish over gesso, enclosing a rectangular mirror glass plate. Decorative elements comprise an anthemion frieze across the top frieze rail, fluted corner rosettes set into the upper plinths, and barley twist columns flanking the sides with turned bases. Physical dimensions span 80 cm high, 108 cm wide, and 8 cm deep. Positioning the item above the mantel in a living room, dining room, or hallway provides a reflective surface that bounces light around the space. The historic aesthetic suits traditional period homes and eclectic contemporary interiors alike, mounted securely on a wall to function as a focal point.

FAQs

A Regency overmantel mirror is a wide, horizontally proportioned wall mirror designed to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece, popular during the early 19th century in Britain. Characterised by Neoclassical architectural influences, these mirrors frequently feature classical cornices, column fluting, and relief mouldings such as palmettes or rope-twist details.

These frames were typically constructed from pine or lime wood, coated with composition or gesso moulding details, and finished with oil or water gilding using genuine gold leaf. The reflective plates were traditionally made with mercury amalgams, which create a subtle tonal distortion unique to period glass.

Authentic period pieces display evidence of age on the reverse, such as dark pine backboards, hand-cut iron nails, and natural wood shrinkage. The gesso work often displays fine hairline cracking known as craquelure, while original mirror glass will usually exhibit light foxing or small dark spots from oxidisation.

In contemporary interiors, a Regency overmantel mirror functions as a focal anchor above a chimney breast, reflecting natural light throughout the room. It can also be placed above a long hallway console table to balance modern minimalist decor with structured historical architecture.

Giltwood frames should be dusted gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to avoid lifting delicate gold leaf. Water and chemical solvents must be strictly avoided, as moisture dissolves water-gilded gesso bases and permanently damages the surface.
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