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An Impressive Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Column Framed Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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An Impressive Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Column Framed Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

An Impressive large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt column framed and ornate carved Overmantle Mirror, with original bevelled Mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 33 cm high

1 metre 38 cm wide at bottom widest point

1 metre 14 cm wide in middle

5 cm deep in middle

10 cm deep at bottom

Physical Dimensions
Height
133cm (52.36")
Width
138cm (54.33")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Gilt Column Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229421
Dealers Internal Reference
4952
Dealers Notes

We are currently offering our customers at Selling Antiques 15% discount for any of our beautiful mirrors over £500 with free delivery within the UK except Ireland and Scotland.

By appointment only.

Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
An Impressive large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt column framed and ornate carved Overmantle Mirror, with original bevelled Mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 33 cm high

1 metre 38 cm wide at bottom widest point

1 metre 14 cm wide in middle

5 cm deep in middle

10 cm deep at bottom

Height
133cm (52.36")
Width
138cm (54.33")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Gilt Column Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229421
Dealers Internal Ref
4952
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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Cleall Antiques

Cleall Antiques
Telephone 07831 869 955
Location
Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/cleall
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A large nineteenth-century overmantel mirror featuring a gilded wood and gesso frame decorated with fluted side columns and intricate frieze carvings.
An Impressive large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt column framed Overmantle Mirror.
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A large nineteenth-century overmantel mirror featuring a gilded wood and gesso frame decorated with fluted side columns and intricate frieze carvings.
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An overmantel mirror is a wide architectural mirror designed specifically to sit or hang directly above a fireplace mantlepiece. Popularised in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, these pieces were crafted to enhance natural light and serve as the visual focal point of formal reception rooms.

Traditional nineteenth-century gilt mirrors were typically constructed from carved pine or oak timber substrate coated with gesso, a mixture of chalk and binder. Intricate decorative elements were moulded onto the frame before fine gold leaf was applied and burnished.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-carved wood joinery, fine craquelure or light oxidisation within the gesso surface, and genuine gold leaf application showing natural seam lines. The glass on original examples often displays subtle mercury silvering dark spots or faint distortion.

An antique overmantel mirror can be mounted above a minimalist fireplace surround, or placed on a substantial console table in a hallway. Combining classical gilded moulding with clean, modern architectural lines creates a refined juxtaposed focal point.

Clean gilt wood and gesso frames gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to remove dust from recessed carvings. Avoid liquid cleaners, water, or commercial polishes entirely, as moisture can dissolve the underlying gesso composition and lift the gold leaf.
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