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George II Carved Gilt Gesso Mirror
Reindeer Antiques
for sale €15,035     $16,320
£12,850
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George II Carved Gilt Gesso Mirror

18th century
Description

An elegant George II carved gilt gesso mirror; the carved gesso frame with a gadrooned swan neck pediment centred by a cartouche and decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves on a punched ground, the shaped apron centred by a sunflower and flanked by later brass candle arms. Retaining the original bevelled mercury plate which is gently foxed.

Circa 1730

Physical Dimensions
Height
108cm (42.52")
Width
58.5cm (23.03")
Declaration

Reindeer Antiques has dated this George II Gilt Gesso Mirror to the 18th Century.

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SA1224277
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BA1129
Description
An elegant George II carved gilt gesso mirror; the carved gesso frame with a gadrooned swan neck pediment centred by a cartouche and decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves on a punched ground, the shaped apron centred by a sunflower and flanked by later brass candle arms. Retaining the original bevelled mercury plate which is gently foxed.

Circa 1730

Height
108cm (42.52")
Width
58.5cm (23.03")
Date of Manufacture

Reindeer Antiques has dated this George II Gilt Gesso Mirror to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224277
Dealers Internal Ref
BA1129
Reindeer Antiques
Reindeer Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2019

Specialists in english antique furniture from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Based on kensington church st.

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An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base.

George II carved gilt gesso mirror

Archive II An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base. View III
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Reindeer Antiques
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An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base.
George II carved gilt gesso mirror
Ref: SA1224277
An eighteenth-century George II carved gilt gesso wall mirror featuring an architectural pediment with cresting, low-relief floral patterns, foxed mirror glass, and two brass candle sconces at the base.
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Produced during the mid-18th century in Great Britain, George II gilt gesso mirrors feature wooden frames layered with fine plaster preparation, carved with low-relief strapwork, acanthus motifs, and architectural pediments, then finished with gold leaf.

Craftsmen carved a base frame from softwoods such as pine, applied multiple layers of liquid gesso plaster, and carved detailed patterns into the hardened gesso before applying water gilding or oil gilding.

Authentic George II mirrors display period structural features such as hand-sawn backboards, natural oxidisation on the mercury-silvered glass plate, and rubbing through the gilding to reveal the underlying coloured clay bole.

Position the mirror above a mantelpiece, console table, or within a hall space to allow its warm metallic tones and architectural silhouette to serve as a focal point contrasting modern finishes.

Dust gently using a dry, soft camel-hair brush or feather duster, avoiding moisture, solvents, or commercial polishes that can dissolve water-soluble gesso and damage delicate gilding.
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