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A Chippendale Style Mahogany and Gilt Wood Overmantel Mirror.
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

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A Chippendale Style Mahogany and Gilt Wood Overmantel Mirror.

1900 - 1920
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A Chippendale Style Mahogany And Gilt wood Overmantel Mirror. The central rectangular bevelled mirror plate within a gilt slip and mahogany cushion surround, enclosed by an elaborate scroll form and gilt highlighted frame with winged eagle and mask detail. English Circa 1900

Dimensions: 50" high x 49" wide

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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Overmantel Mirror to the 1900s.

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A Chippendale Style Mahogany And Gilt wood Overmantel Mirror.
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The central rectangular bevelled mirror plate within a gilt slip and mahogany cushion surround, enclosed by an elaborate scroll form and gilt highlighted frame with winged eagle and mask detail.
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

English Circa 1900

Dimensions: 50" high x 49" wide

Date of Manufacture

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Overmantel Mirror to the 1900s.

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SA1228477
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009

Quality furniture particularly from the late victorian and edwardian period.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Christian Davies Antiques Ltd Profile Page

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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07774 991460
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The Calder Studio
Garden Village
Longsight Road
Clayton Le Dale
Blackburn
BB2 7JA
United Kingdom
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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
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A Chippendale style horizontal wall mirror featuring a polished mahogany frame adorned with carved giltwood scrollwork and a central gilt eagle crest.
A Chippendale Style Mahogany And Gilt wood Overmantel Mirror.
Ref: SA1228477
A Chippendale style horizontal wall mirror featuring a polished mahogany frame adorned with carved giltwood scrollwork and a central gilt eagle crest.
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Chippendale style mirrors, originating in 18th-century England, feature a blend of Gothic, Rococo, and Chinese design influences. They commonly incorporate mahogany timber, elaborate giltwood scrollwork, architectural pediments, and central cresting motifs such as carved eagles.

These mirrors were constructed using dense hardwoods, primarily mahogany, combined with hand-carved pine or lime wood for the gilded sections. Gold leaf was applied over a bole clay base to create the gilded accents around the silvered glass mirror plate.

Authentic period mirrors feature evidence of age such as hand-sawn backboards, slight distortion in the glass plate, oxidisation spots, and natural wear to the gilding showing underlying bole. Reproductions often display machine-cut joinery and uniform modern mirror glass.

An overmantel mirror is designed to hang directly above a fireplace mantelpiece to anchor the room and reflect natural light. Alternatively, it can be styled above a dining room sideboard or an entryway console table to add historic scale.

The frame should be dusted regularly using a soft, dry bristle brush or microfibre cloth to protect delicate gold leaf. Glass cleaner must be sprayed onto a cloth rather than directly onto the mirror to prevent moisture from seeping behind the timber frame.
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