A fine antique giltwood overmantle mirror dating from 1880.

Frame retains it's water gilding ( genuine gold leaf).

Original heavily foxed mirror plate, very atmospheric.

Original backing boards.

121 cm tall

118 cm max width

99 cm wide main frame

Physical Dimensions

Height

121cm (47.64")

Width

118cm (46.46")

Declaration

Fine Antique Mirrors has dated this Antique Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1229827

Description

A fine antique giltwood overmantle mirror dating from 1880.

Frame retains it's water gilding ( genuine gold leaf).

Original heavily foxed mirror plate, very atmospheric.

Original backing boards.

121 cm tall

118 cm max width

99 cm wide main frame

Physical Dimensions

Height

121cm (47.64")

Width

118cm (46.46")

Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique Mirrors has dated this Antique Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1229827

About the Dealer

Fine Antique Mirrors

Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2022

Specializing in antique 18th/19th century gilt mirrors. Gilding restoration undertaken.

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Fine Antique Mirrors

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Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
United Kingdom

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Verified Since Jun 2022

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An overmantel mirror is a specialised wall mirror originally designed during the 17th to 19th centuries to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece, designed to reflect natural and artificial light across a reception room.

These mirrors were constructed using timber frames coated with gesso, carved detailing, and finished with gold leaf gilding over silvered mirror glass.

Authentic period pieces usually display hand-carved joinery on the wooden backboards, natural degradation or silver foxing on the glass, and slight wear to the gilding showing red bole underlying clay.

An antique gilt mirror can be placed above a fireplace mantelpiece or atop a contemporary sideboard to create visual contrast between period detailing and clean modern lines.

Gilt frames should be dusted gently with a soft dry brush, avoiding water or chemical cleaning solvents that can dissolve the water-gesso adhesive layers beneath the gold leaf.