Victorian Giltwood Pier Mirror

Name: Victorian Giltwood Pier Mirror
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1214654
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Ringstones industrial estate
Whaley Bridge
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK23 7PD
United Kingdom

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A pier mirror was originally designed during the 18th and 19th centuries to hang on the wall space, or pier, located between two windows. Its purpose was to reflect natural light into the room and enhance the sense of spatial depth alongside an accompanying pier table.

Victorian giltwood mirrors were typically constructed from softwood frames covered in gesso and carved composition details. Gold leaf was then applied using water or oil gilding techniques over a base of coloured clay bolus.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-carved joinery on the wooden backboards, red or yellow clay bolus visible beneath areas of worn gold leaf, and natural oxidisation or light distress to the mirror glass.

A giltwood pier mirror is commonly positioned in a hallway, above a sideboard, or hung between windows in a reception room to draw light and create a dramatic vertical focal point within contemporary or traditional schemes.

Gilded surfaces should be cleaned exclusively with a dry, soft camel-hair brush to remove dust. Water and chemical spray cleaners must be avoided, as moisture dissolves the gesso underlay and strips the gold leaf.

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