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Large English Overmantel Mirror
Rams Head Antiques
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Large English Overmantel Mirror

19th century
Description

This handsome large English Overmantel Mirror is an impressive piece of good scale dating from around 1870. The carved giltwood frame has cabled detail with carved and gilded scrolls to the base. This has its original gilt finish with a nice aged antique patina. The rectangular mirror has dimensions of 160 cm in height by 162 cm in width overall, to the extremities of the piece (base).

The body of the mirror is 133 cms wide.

The large glass mirror is the original 3/8” mercury plate which is excellent clean condition, quite remarkable for its age.

A fine and imposing piece that makes a striking addition to any room.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £80 plus vat to most destinations.

Physical Dimensions
Height
160cm (62.99")
Width
163cm (64.17")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Gilded Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1223609
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description
This handsome large English Overmantel Mirror is an impressive piece of good scale dating from around 1870. The carved giltwood frame has cabled detail with carved and gilded scrolls to the base. This has its original gilt finish with a nice aged antique patina.
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The rectangular mirror has dimensions of 160 cm in height by 162 cm in width overall, to the extremities of the piece (base).
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A large rectangular gilded overmantel mirror featuring rope twist moulding and carved scroll volutes at the lower corners.
fig 1. Large English Overmantel Mirror

The body of the mirror is 133 cms wide.

The large glass mirror is the original 3/8” mercury plate which is excellent clean condition, quite remarkable for its age.

A fine and imposing piece that makes a striking addition to any room.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £80 plus vat to most destinations.

Height
160cm (62.99")
Width
163cm (64.17")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Gilded Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1223609
Rams Head Antiques
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Durham
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Large English Overmantel Mirror
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FAQs

An overmantel mirror is a wide wall mirror designed specifically to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece, popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries to reflect natural light and expand visual room proportions.

Traditional 19th-century overmantel mirrors were constructed using pine or oak frames coated in plaster gesso, decorated with carved wood or composition mouldings, and finished with thin leaves of gold foil.

Authentic period pieces often feature silvered glass showing subtle oxidisation, hand-carved joinery on the reverse wooden backboards, and slight wear to the gold leaf where the underlying clay bole shows through.

A gilt overmantel mirror can be mounted above a chimney breast, positioned atop a dining room sideboard, or rested on a wide console table to serve as a focal point within period or contemporary rooms.

Dust giltwood frames using a dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or chemical cleaners that dissolve water-gilded gesso. Clean the glass with a lightly dampened microfiber cloth, avoiding liquid contact with the frame edges.
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