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C19th Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
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C19th Giltwood Overmantel Mirror

19th century
Description

A 19th century giltwood and gesso worked overmantel mirror. The mirror having a barleytwist column outer frame with floral roundels to corners. Intricately carved scrolled acanthus leaves to fitted frieze. All with central mirror plate.

Measuring

Height 88 cms

Width 117 cms

Condition

Good and original glass quite foxed and not bevelled

Physical Dimensions
Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
117cm (46.06")
Declaration

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1237300
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Description
A 19th century giltwood and gesso worked overmantel mirror. The mirror having a barleytwist column outer frame with floral roundels to corners. Intricately carved scrolled acanthus leaves to fitted frieze. All with central mirror plate.

Measuring

Height 88 cms

Width 117 cms

Condition

Good and original glass quite foxed and not bevelled

Height
88cm (34.65")
Width
117cm (46.06")
Date of Manufacture

I M Chaney Antique Furniture has dated this Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1237300
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
I M Chaney Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze.
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Archive I A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze.

C19th Giltwood Overmantel Mirror

Archive II A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View II
Archive III A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View III
Archive IV A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View IV
Archive V A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View V
Archive VI A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View VI
Archive VII A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View VII
Archive VIII A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze. View VIII
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A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze.
C19th Giltwood overmantel mirror
Ref: SA1237300
A horizontal 19th-century giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a rope-twist border, rosette corner blocks, and an acanthus leaf frieze.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Gesso
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsRope twist moulding, Acanthus scroll frieze, Rosette corner blocks, Anthemion motif
  • SizeH 88 cm (35 in) x W 117 cm (46 in)

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An overmantel mirror from the 19th century is a wide horizontal mirror designed to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece. Popularised during the Georgian, Regency, and Victorian periods, these items typically display architectural proportions, classical mouldings, and gold leaf finishing.

Frames were constructed using a carved timber core, such as pine or lime, coated with layers of gesso and bole clay. Thin sheets of gold leaf were then applied using water or oil gilding techniques, frequently complemented by moulded composition ornament for complex details.

Authentic period pieces exhibit evidence of hand-carved timber joinery, wood shrinkage, and original plate glass displaying slight oxidation or silvering loss. Original water gilding shows burnished high points and gentle surface wear revealing red or grey bole beneath the gilding.

Positioning the mirror above a chimney breast creates a focal point that reflects natural light throughout the space. It can also be mounted above a hallway console table or integrated into a modern decorative scheme to juxtapose contemporary lines with classical detailing.

Dust the frame regularly using a dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or commercial liquid cleaners that dissolve gesso and gold leaf. Spray glass cleaner directly onto a cloth rather than the mirror surface to prevent liquid from seeping behind the rebate.
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