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19th-century Giltwood and Gesso Cushion Margin Mirror Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire
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19th-century Giltwood and Gesso Cushion Margin Mirror Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire

19th century
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Late 19th-century French giltwood and gesso cushion margin overmantel mirror.

Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire

This grand country-house Louis revival piece features a central bevelled plate framed by multi-pane marginal plates, divided by a moulded framework adorned with crisp floral reliefs and rosettes. The mirror is crowned by an exceptional, highly architectural openwork cresting centered on an oval cartouche with a molded flower drop, flanked by two beautifully preserved winged griffins that gracefully dissolve into scrolling acanthus foliage. Structurally stable and retaining its original paneled timber backboards, the frame exhibits a wonderfully distressed parcel-gilt and cream wash patina, with typical, age-appropriate hairline cracks along the miter joints. The original 19th-century glass plates show a highly desirable, authentic misted tarnish and scattered mercury foxing across the margins, perfectly preserving its aristocratic period charm.

Size : 156cm x 96cm

Stock No : SG-M200

Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this Giltwood Cushion Margin Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09718122
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Horizontal pine backboards: backing boards with natural shrinkage gaps from age.
Moulded gesso on timber: fine hairline surface cracks at the mitred corners.
Bevelled marginal plates: aged silvering with light scattered spotting around the edges.
Pierced cresting: parcel-gilt finish with undisturbed darkening in the carved recesses.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled 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
156cm (61.42")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Reference Numbers
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SA1245446
Dealers Internal Reference
SG-M200
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Description
Late 19th-century French giltwood and gesso cushion margin overmantel mirror.

Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire

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This grand country-house Louis revival piece features a central bevelled plate framed by multi-pane marginal plates, divided by a moulded framework adorned with crisp floral reliefs and rosettes.
Siez Gallery

The mirror is crowned by an exceptional, highly architectural openwork cresting centered on an oval cartouche with a molded flower drop, flanked by two beautifully preserved winged griffins that gracefully dissolve into scrolling acanthus foliage. Structurally stable and retaining its original paneled timber backboards, the frame exhibits a wonderfully distressed parcel-gilt and cream wash patina, with typical, age-appropriate hairline cracks along the miter joints. The original 19th-century glass plates show a highly desirable, authentic misted tarnish and scattered mercury foxing across the margins, perfectly preserving its aristocratic period charm.

Size : 156cm x 96cm

Stock No : SG-M200

Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this Giltwood Cushion Margin Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09718122
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Horizontal pine backboards: backing boards with natural shrinkage gaps from age.
Moulded gesso on timber: fine hairline surface cracks at the mitred corners.
Bevelled marginal plates: aged silvering with light scattered spotting around the edges.
Pierced cresting: parcel-gilt finish with undisturbed darkening in the carved recesses.

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
156cm (61.42")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245446
Dealers Internal Ref
SG-M200
Siez Gallery
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A 19th-century rectangular giltwood and gesso cushion margin mirror with carved floral mouldings and an ornate scrolling cresting.
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Archive I A 19th-century rectangular giltwood and gesso cushion margin mirror with carved floral mouldings and an ornate scrolling cresting.

19th-century Giltwood and Gesso Cushion Margin Mirror Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire

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A 19th-century rectangular giltwood and gesso cushion margin mirror with carved floral mouldings and an ornate scrolling cresting.
19th-century giltwood and gesso cushion margin mirror Provenance - Country House Estate, Wiltshire
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A 19th-century rectangular giltwood and gesso cushion margin mirror with carved floral mouldings and an ornate scrolling cresting.
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  • ObjectMirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsCushion margin, Carved cresting, Foliage moulding, Cartouche central motif
  • SizeH 156 cm (61 in) x W 96 cm (38 in)

A cushion margin mirror features a central reflective glass plate surrounded by angled secondary mirror borders set within a carved frame, creating a three-dimensional profile popularised in 17th to 19th-century European design.

These pieces are constructed with carved timber bases coated in layers of smooth gesso plaster, finished with hand-applied gold leaf gilding and fitted with silvered glass plates.

Authentic period examples exhibit subtle surface cracking called craquelure within the gesso, hand-flaked gold leaf showing the underlying clay bole layer, and original timber backboards.

Position the mirror centrally above a fireplace mantelpiece, over a hallway console table, or as a floor-leaning feature to reflect natural light and create contrast against contemporary neutral walls.

Dust the frame regularly using a dry, soft-bristled brush or microfiber duster, ensuring no water, polish, or liquid cleaners contact the water-gilded gesso surface.
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