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French Giltwood Wall Mirror C.1890
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French Giltwood Wall Mirror C.1890

19th century
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Very attractive French giltwood wall mirror c.1890. Original 22" x 30½" mirror plate with the distinctive sparkle of old mercury glass. Within a broad wooden frame with lovely rippled surface and decorative gesso mouldings at the corners. Original gilded finish worn and rubbed through in places to reveal the red ground below. A little bit of tarnish to the mirror but otherwise very good original condition. Could be hung either landscape or portrait aspect.

Width: 29" (73.5 cm)

Height: 39" (99 cm)

Depth: 3" (7.5 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
73.5cm (28.94")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this French Giltwood Wall Mirror to the 1890s.

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SA1224855
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38582
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Very attractive French giltwood wall mirror c.1890. Original 22" x 30½" mirror plate with the distinctive sparkle of old mercury glass.
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Within a broad wooden frame with lovely rippled surface and decorative gesso mouldings at the corners.
Collinge Antiques

Original gilded finish worn and rubbed through in places to reveal the red ground below. A little bit of tarnish to the mirror but otherwise very good original condition. Could be hung either landscape or portrait aspect.

Width: 29" (73.5 cm)

Height: 39" (99 cm)

Depth: 3" (7.5 cm)

Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
73.5cm (28.94")
Depth
7.5cm (2.95")
Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this French Giltwood Wall Mirror to the 1890s.

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SA1224855
Dealers Internal Ref
38582
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A late 19th-century rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring carved corner cartouches, gadrooned borders, and visible red bole beneath gold leaf.
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Archive I A late 19th-century rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring carved corner cartouches, gadrooned borders, and visible red bole beneath gold leaf.

French Giltwood Wall Mirror c.1890

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A late 19th-century rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring carved corner cartouches, gadrooned borders, and visible red bole beneath gold leaf.
French Giltwood Wall Mirror c.1890
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A late 19th-century rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring carved corner cartouches, gadrooned borders, and visible red bole beneath gold leaf.
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Late 19th-century French giltwood mirrors feature carved wooden frames coated in gesso and finished with genuine gold leaf. They frequently incorporate classical, Rococo, or Louis XV design motifs such as floral sprays, gadrooning, and ornate corner cartouches.

These frames were constructed from carved softwoods, coated with layers of gessoa mixture of chalk and hide glue sizeand finished with red or yellow bole clay before gold leaf application. Water gilding or oil gilding techniques were used to secure the gold foil to the frame.

Authentic pieces show natural wear revealing the underlying red bole clay or white gesso, known as rubbing. Additionally, glass plates from this era may exhibit light foxing, dark spots, or slight distortion due to historic manufacturing methods and age-related oxidisation.

Positioning a gilt mirror above a clean-lined modern console table or fireplace hearth creates a structured contrast between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary architecture. Hanging the mirror opposite a window maximises natural light reflection throughout the space.

Dust the frame gently using a soft feather duster or dry microfibre cloth without liquid cleaning products, as water can dissolve historic water gilding. Glass cleaner should be applied sparingly to a microfibre cloth rather than sprayed directly onto the mirror surface.
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