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19th Century French Gilt Mirror - Bevelled Glass
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19th Century French Gilt Mirror - Bevelled Glass

19th century
Description

Dimensions:W: 110cm (43.3")H: 210cm (82.7")

Exceptional 19th century French gilt Louis XV mirror in superb condition.

It is from the late 1800s.

It has an absolutely stunning ornate real gilt (gold leaf) on gesso frame including its shell crest and side scrolls. There are no chips. On either side is also its old pale grey paint.

It has two pieces of beautiful wide bevelled glass. The lower section is original to the mirror and the upper section is new bevelled glass that has replaced a sombre painting (can be included if desired). This style of mirror with a painting is known as a trumeau mirror.

It has all its original backboards.

Highly elegant freestanding mirror or overmantel.

Date of Manufacture

French Antique Company has dated this French Gilt Pier Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09710667
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 130-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Red bole showing through rubbed gilding: gold leaf over traditional water-gilded gesso.
Fine crazing across the shaped gesso mouldings: natural shrinkage over many decades.
Wide bevel contouring the inner frame: nineteenth-century plate cutting.
Darkened horizontal pine backboards: untouched period backing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1244381
Dealers Internal Reference
11284
Dealers Notes

Delivery £65 to most of mainland UK using a trusted, specialist antiques courier.

Description
Dimensions:W: 110cm (43.3")H: 210cm (82.7")

Exceptional 19th century French gilt Louis XV mirror in superb condition.

It is from the late 1800s.

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It has an absolutely stunning ornate real gilt (gold leaf) on gesso frame including its shell crest and side scrolls.
French Antique Company

There are no chips. On either side is also its old pale grey paint.

fig 1. A tall 19th-century French giltwood mirror featuring an ornate floral crest, arched inner frame, and bevelled glass plate.
fig 1. 19th Century French Gilt Mirror - Bevelled Glass

It has two pieces of beautiful wide bevelled glass. The lower section is original to the mirror and the upper section is new bevelled glass that has replaced a sombre painting (can be included if desired). This style of mirror with a painting is known as a trumeau mirror.

It has all its original backboards.

Highly elegant freestanding mirror or overmantel.

Date of Manufacture

French Antique Company has dated this French Gilt Pier Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09710667
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 130-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Red bole showing through rubbed gilding: gold leaf over traditional water-gilded gesso.
Fine crazing across the shaped gesso mouldings: natural shrinkage over many decades.
Wide bevel contouring the inner frame: nineteenth-century plate cutting.
Darkened horizontal pine backboards: untouched period backing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
210cm (82.68")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1244381
Dealers Internal Ref
11284
French Antique Company
French Antique Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2019

Specialising in french antique mirrors and chandeliers.

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East Sussex
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A tall 19th-century French giltwood mirror featuring an ornate floral crest, arched inner frame, and bevelled glass plate.
19th century French gilt mirror - bevelled glass
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Gesso
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsCrested pediment, Bevelled glass, Acanthus leaf scrollwork
  • SizeH 210 cm (83 in) x W 110 cm (43 in)

This nineteenth-century French Louis XV style trumeau mirror employs a giltwood and gesso frame finished in real gold leaf alongside visible old pale grey paint on both sides. The composition incorporates a crested pediment with a shell motif and acanthus leaf scrollwork, an arched inner frame, and two sections of bevelled glass with original backboards. Measuring 210 cm high and 110 cm wide, the piece operates as a freestanding floor mirror or overmantel. Suitable for domestic placement in an empty corner or above a fireplace, the furniture fills a full-length vertical span to reflect interior light. The structure accommodates a lower mirror plate paired with an upper replacement mirror glass section while preserving traditional stylistic proportions.

FAQs

19th-century French gilt mirrors are characterised by ornate carved wooden or moulded gesso frames finished with gold leaf application. Popular during the Louis Philippe and Rococo Revival periods, these mirrors often feature elaborate cresting, bevelled glass plates, and floral or acanthus leaf motifs.

These mirrors typically feature a carved timber superstructure layered with composition or gesso before being gilded using water gilding or oil gilding techniques. The reflective glass was composed of heavy plate glass, often featuring hand-cut bevelled edges and mercury or silver backing.

Authentic period mirrors feature signs of age on the reverse, such as dark pine or oak backboards secured with traditional joinery or hand-cut fasteners. The gilding often shows natural wear, revealing red or grey clay bole beneath the gold leaf, along with minor oxidisation or foxing on the glass plate.

An ornate gilt mirror acts as a focal point when set against minimal, neutral walls or dark paint tones. Placing a large mirror opposite a window optimises natural light reflection, while leaning or mounting it adds architectural height to contemporary rooms.

Giltwood and gesso frames should be dusted gently with a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent lifting delicate gold leaf. Liquids must never be applied directly to the frame, while glass cleaner should be sprayed onto a cloth first to avoid seeping behind the frame rim.
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