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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood Gilt Ribbed Framed Plain Overmantle Mirror.
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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood Gilt Ribbed Framed Plain Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood gilt ribbed framed plain Overmantle Mirror

with original bevelled mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 36 cm high

1 metre 43 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 20 cm wide in middle

4 cm deep 

Physical Dimensions
Height
136cm (53.54")
Width
143cm (56.30")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1241910
Dealers Internal Reference
4982
Dealers Notes

By appointment only.

Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood gilt ribbed framed plain Overmantle Mirror

with original bevelled mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 36 cm high

1 metre 43 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 20 cm wide in middle

4 cm deep 

Height
136cm (53.54")
Width
143cm (56.30")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1241910
Dealers Internal Ref
4982
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
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Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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Large 19th-century English overmantel mirror with a gold gilt reeded frame, architectural cornice, and carved scroll bottom corbels.
A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood gilt ribbed framed plain Overmantle Mirror.
Ref: SA1241910
Large 19th-century English overmantel mirror with a gold gilt reeded frame, architectural cornice, and carved scroll bottom corbels.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectOvermantel Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Gesso, Pine
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsReeded frame, Scroll corbels, Architectural cornice
  • SizeH 136 cm (54 in) x W 143 cm (56 in) x D 4 cm (2 in)

This Victorian overmantle mirror dates from 1880 and exemplifies traditional English craftsmanship in giltwood, gesso, pine, and glass. The rectangular glass plate sits within a bright gold frame featuring vertical reeded decoration along the sides and top, capped by a wide architectural cornice. At the base, prominent carved scroll corbels project outward with detailed foliate fan motifs. The solid timber construction retains its original backboards and glass, showing a warm reflective surface framed by textured wood mouldings. The piece measures 136 cm high, 143 cm wide, and 4 cm deep. Positioned above a fireplace mantel in a traditional living room or drawing room, it brings architectural presence and ambient light to the space. The design suits an English Country House interior aesthetic, hanging securely over a hearth or against a principal wall to reflect the room.

FAQs

Designed to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece, 19th-century English overmantel mirrors feature wide rectangular proportions, architectural top cornices, and decorative lower side corbels or scroll supports.

These frames were typically constructed from carved pine or lime wood coated with moulded gesso plaster, finished with gold leaf gilding, and fitted with silvered mirror glass plates.

Authentic period pieces display subtle wear down to the clay bole beneath the gold leaf, slight surface irregularities in hand-poured glass, and minor silvering oxidisation on the mirror back.

Position the mirror centrally above a fireplace hearth, mount it above a hallway console table, or lean it against a high-ceilinged wall to maximize light distribution and spatial depth.

Dust the gilded frame gently using a soft, dry brush, avoiding water, liquid cleaners, or damp cloths which can dissolve delicate gesso layers and damage gold leaf.
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