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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 37 cm high

1 metre 32 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 8 cm wide in middle

6 cm deep at bottom

4 cm deep in middle

Physical Dimensions
Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

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SA1214903
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4929
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We are currently offering our customers at Selling Antiques 15% discount for any of our beautiful mirrors over £500 with free delivery within the UK except Ireland and Scotland.

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Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 37 cm high

1 metre 32 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 8 cm wide in middle

6 cm deep at bottom

4 cm deep in middle

Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1214903
Dealers Internal Ref
4929
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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A large rectangular 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring egg-and-dart moulding along the upper frieze and scroll motifs at the lower edges.
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Archive I A large rectangular 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring egg-and-dart moulding along the upper frieze and scroll motifs at the lower edges.

A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.

Archive II A large rectangular 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring egg-and-dart moulding along the upper frieze and scroll motifs at the lower edges. View II
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Cleall Antiques
Telephone 07831 869 955
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Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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Cleall Antiques
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A large rectangular 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring egg-and-dart moulding along the upper frieze and scroll motifs at the lower edges.
A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror.
Ref: SA1214903
A large rectangular 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring egg-and-dart moulding along the upper frieze and scroll motifs at the lower edges.
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An overmantel mirror, traditionally known as a chimney glass, is a wide architectural mirror designed to sit directly above a fireplace mantle. Originating in the late 17th century and gaining immense popularity through the 18th and 19th centuries, these mirrors were engineered to sit flat against the chimney breast to reflect light throughout grand reception rooms.

19th-century gilt mirrors were constructed using a hand-carved timber substrate, often pine or lime wood, covered with layers of gesso (a mixture of chalk and binder). Decorative detail was built up using molded gesso before gold leaf was applied using either water gilding for a burnished finish or oil gilding for a matte surface.

Authentic period giltwood mirrors display subtle signs of age, including light cracking to the gesso known as craquelure, natural wear showing the red or grey clay bole beneath the gold leaf, and iron tack fixings on the reverse pine backing boards. The glass may also exhibit mild oxidation or foxing consistent with mercury or silvering techniques of the era.

A gilt overmantel mirror acts as a focal point above a fireplace or positioned on a deep console table in an entryway. Paired with neutral plaster walls, contemporary artwork, or minimalist ceramics, the contrast between classic gilt moulding and modern architectural lines provides depth and texture to contemporary schemes.

Gilt wood and gesso should be dusted exclusively with a soft, dry camel-hair brush or microfibre cloth to prevent flaking. Liquid cleaners and commercial polishes must be avoided, as water dissolves gesso and solvents strip gold leaf; professional conservators should handle any significant restoration or flaking gilding.
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