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Large Carved Timber Gilt Oval Mirror
Sturmans Antiques
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Sturmans Antiques

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Large Carved Timber Gilt Oval Mirror

1900 - 1920
Description

A quality large 1920's timber gilt oval mirror with original finish and quarter plate mirror glass. The broad carved and fretted scroll design surround with shell mount to the top and matching decoration to the base. Moulded inner edge sat around the original quarter plate mirror glass. Excellent original gilt finish throughout, with the original mirror in excellent condition, and boarded back with secure fittings for wall hanging. Presented in excellent original condition. Keep up to date via our Instagram channel - sturmansantiques.

Please contact us with your postcode to obtain a quote for delivery of this item.

Physical Dimensions
Height
82.5cm (32.48")
Width
106.5cm (41.93")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Carved Giltwood Oval Mirror to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233101
Dealers Internal Reference
Stock number 43960
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Description
A quality large 1920's timber gilt oval mirror with original finish and quarter plate mirror glass.
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The broad carved and fretted scroll design surround with shell mount to the top and matching decoration to the base.
Sturmans Antiques

Moulded inner edge sat around the original quarter plate mirror glass. Excellent original gilt finish throughout, with the original mirror in excellent condition, and boarded back with secure fittings for wall hanging. Presented in excellent original condition. Keep up to date via our Instagram channel - sturmansantiques.

Please contact us with your postcode to obtain a quote for delivery of this item.

Height
82.5cm (32.48")
Width
106.5cm (41.93")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Carved Giltwood Oval Mirror to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1233101
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 43960
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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Trade Associations

Sturmans Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting.
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Archive I An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting.

Large Carved Timber Gilt Oval Mirror

Archive II An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting. View II
Archive III An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting. View III
Archive IV An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting. View IV
Archive V An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting. View V
Archive VI An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting. View VI
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Hawes
North Yorkshire
DL8 3QW
United Kingdom
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An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting.
Large Carved Timber Gilt Oval Mirror
Ref: SA1233101
An ornate oval wall mirror featuring a heavily carved timber frame with gold gilt finish, decorated with openwork acanthus leaf scrolls and a top cresting.
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Rococo style giltwood mirrors are characterised by ornate, asymmetrical scrollwork, naturalistic foliage motifs such as acanthus leaves, and elaborate openwork carving finished in gold leaf. Originating in 18th-century France, this design movement emphasizes fluidity, lightness, and dramatic architectural flair.

Traditional gilt mirrors were hand-carved from timber, coated with multiple layers of gesso plaster, and meticulously finished with water gilding using ultra-thin sheets of gold leaf over a coloured clay bole base. The glass pane was fitted into a rebated back, held securely by solid timber backboards.

Authentic pieces typically display hand-carved timber backings, subtle age-related wear or cracking in the gesso layer, and reddish or dark clay bole showing through rubbed areas of gold leaf. Additionally, original mirror glass often exhibits slight desilvering, dark spotting, or subtle distortion.

A large gilt oval mirror functions as a focal point when positioned above a console table, a sideboard, or a mantelpiece to reflect natural light. Placing elaborate historical giltwork against dark painted walls or clean modern architectural lines creates an engaging visual contrast.

Giltwood frames should be dusted gently with a soft, dry ostrich feather duster or soft camel-hair brush, avoiding water, damp cloths, or liquid polish that can dissolve gesso and gold leaf. Glass cleaner should always be sprayed directly onto a cloth rather than the mirror face to prevent liquid running into the carved frame.
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