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A Stunning Large Antique French Antique 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt & Painted Ornate Framed Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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Cleall Antiques

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A Stunning Large Antique French Antique 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt & Painted Ornate Framed Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Stunning large Antique French Antique 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt & painted ornate framed Mirror, with original mirror or equally useful as a floor standing mirror, can be used landscape or portrait.

Measurements:

1 metre 72 cm high

1 metre 5 cm wide

5 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
172cm (67.72")
Width
105cm (41.34")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique French Gilt Mirror to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1222160
Dealers Internal Reference
4940
Dealers Notes

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.

By appointment only.

Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Stunning large Antique French Antique 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt & painted ornate framed Mirror, with original mirror or equally useful as a floor standing mirror, can be used landscape or portrait.

Measurements:

1 metre 72 cm high

1 metre 5 cm wide

5 cm deep

Height
172cm (67.72")
Width
105cm (41.34")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique French Gilt Mirror to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1222160
Dealers Internal Ref
4940
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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Cleall Antiques

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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A large 19th-century rectangular French mirror featuring an ornate gilded gesso frame with detailed floral and leaf mouldings.
A Stunning large Antique French Antique 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt & painted ornate framed Mirror.
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19th-century French gilt mirrors are recognised by their solid wood frames layered with plaster gesso, detailed with hand-carved classical motifs, and finished with gold leaf gilding. They often feature refined foliate ornament, beaded borders, and proportions tailored for grand townhouses and chateaux.

Craftsmen constructed these frames from carved timber bases, applying multiple thin layers of gesso (a mixture of chalk and animal glue adhesive). Detailed mouldings were pressed or hand-carved into the wet gesso before delicate sheets of thin gold leaf were applied using water gilding techniques.

Authentic period pieces show signs of age such as fine hair-line cracking (craquelure) in the gesso, subtle wear to the gilding revealing red or clay bole underneath, original timber backboards, and slight distortion or light spotting in mercury glass plates.

Positioning a large gilded mirror opposite a window maximizes natural light within a room. Placing it above a fireplace mantel or leaning it against a neutral plaster wall creates an elegant contrast against contemporary minimalist furnishings.

Dust the ornate mouldings gently with a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent chipping fragile gesso. Avoid liquid cleaners, water, or commercial polishes on the gilded surface, as moisture can dissolve historic gesso and destroy gold leaf.
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