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Good Large William IV Overmantel Mirror
Rams Head Antiques
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Good Large William IV Overmantel Mirror

19th century
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This is a fabulous William IV period Overmantel mirror with a most imposing design in good original condition with its original gilt finish.

The impressive Overmantel has a wonderful eagle crest and really nice features like the delicate spiral twist columns with star centred blocks and scroll leaf detail as well as applied gilded balls to the arched curve. The gilding is all the original gilt finish which has a nice antique patina and the mirror glass is the original bevelled plate in good useable condition and some characterful ageing.

This is a fine size, most imposing in any room, measuring 125 cms high 151 cms wide and 28 cms in depth at the top.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £75 plus vat to most destinations.

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this William IV Overmantel Mirror to the 1800s.

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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 is a fabulous William IV period Overmantel mirror with a most imposing design in good original condition with its original gilt finish.

The impressive Overmantel has a wonderful eagle crest and really nice features like the delicate spiral twist columns with star centred blocks and scroll leaf detail as well as applied gilded balls to the arched curve.

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The gilding is all the original gilt finish which has a nice antique patina and the mirror glass is the original bevelled plate in good useable condition and some characterful ageing.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. An antique giltwood overmantel mirror with an arched frame, central eagle crest, spiral twist columns, and acanthus scroll bases.
fig 1. Good Large William IV Overmantel Mirror

This is a fine size, most imposing in any room, measuring 125 cms high 151 cms wide and 28 cms in depth at the top.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £75 plus vat to most destinations.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this William IV Overmantel Mirror to the 1800s.

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An antique giltwood overmantel mirror with an arched frame, central eagle crest, spiral twist columns, and acanthus scroll bases.
Good Large William IV Overmantel Mirror
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An antique giltwood overmantel mirror with an arched frame, central eagle crest, spiral twist columns, and acanthus scroll bases.
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William IV mirrors, produced between 1830 and 1837, bridge the design transition between late Regency classical forms and early Victorian embellishments. They feature architectural proportions, gilded surfaces, and detailed carved motifs designed specifically to sit above a fireplace hearth.

These frames were typically crafted from softwood or pine, coated in layers of gesso and bole, then carved or detailed with composition molding. Gold leaf was applied using water or oil gilding over thick glass plates.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved decorative elements such as eagle crestings, acanthus leaves, or turned columns, alongside natural age signs like light foxing to the glass plate and visible underlying bole beneath worn gilding.

Mount the mirror above a living room fireplace mantelpiece, or position it above a hallway console table to reflect natural light and create a dramatic focal point within traditional or contemporary schemes.

Dust the frame regularly with a dry, soft microfibre duster or artist brush. Avoid liquid cleaners, water, or commercial polishes, as moisture can dissolve historic water gilding and ruin the gesso composition.
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