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19th-century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror
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19th-century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror

19th century
For Sale by CJ Antiques
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RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £2500. NOW £1250.

Antique 19th-Century Victorian Neoclassical / Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror (c. 1885)

A crisp, architectural late 19th-century Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror in the Neoclassical / Adam Revival taste, retaining a warm, lustrous gold finish and intact decorative cresting throughout.

Key Features:

• Scallop Shell & Urn Cresting: Surmounted by a finely moulded pediment centred on a fanned scallop shell and classical urn finial, flanked by Greek-key geometric scrollwork above a projecting dentil and beaded cornice.

• Classical Pilasters & Base Brackets: The rectangular mirror plate is framed by ribbon-and-berry / foliate relief side pilasters terminating in matching fanned scallop-shell base brackets (toes) designed to sit neatly on a mantelpiece.

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Condition:

Presented in very good antique condition commensurate with age. The carved wood and applied gesso mouldings are crisp and complete with a warm, mellow gilt surface and minor expected age-related rubbing. Structurally sound and ready for immediate placement.

Dimensions:

• Overall Height (to top of finial): 53" (134.5 cm)

• Maximum Width (across cornice / base toes): 42" (106.5 cm)

• Width Across Middle of Frame: 34.25" (87 cm)

• Depth: 3" (7.5 cm)

• Mirror Glass Sight Size: 40" H x 29" W (101.5 cm x 73.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Victorian Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09721944
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-155 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Composition mouldings over timber: typical late Victorian decorative frame construction.
Fine hairline shrinkage through the gesso: natural drying of the ground.
Period brass side hanging plate: original Victorian fixing method.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Reference Numbers
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SA1245992
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Description
RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £2500. NOW £1250.

Antique 19th-Century Victorian Neoclassical / Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror (c. 1885)

A crisp, architectural late 19th-century Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror in the Neoclassical / Adam Revival taste, retaining a warm, lustrous gold finish and intact decorative cresting throughout.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century Neoclassical giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror featuring an arched pediment with shell cresting and fluted side mouldings.
fig 1. 19th-century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror

Key Features:

• Scallop Shell & Urn Cresting: Surmounted by a finely moulded pediment centred on a fanned scallop shell and classical urn finial, flanked by Greek-key geometric scrollwork above a projecting dentil and beaded cornice.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century Neoclassical giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror featuring an arched pediment with shell cresting and fluted side mouldings.
fig 2. 19th-century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror

• Classical Pilasters & Base Brackets: The rectangular mirror plate is framed by ribbon-and-berry / foliate relief side pilasters terminating in matching fanned scallop-shell base brackets (toes) designed to sit neatly on a mantelpiece.

fig 3. A nineteenth-century Neoclassical giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror featuring an arched pediment with shell cresting and fluted side mouldings.
fig 3. 19th-century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror

Condition:

Presented in very good antique condition commensurate with age.

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The carved wood and applied gesso mouldings are crisp and complete with a warm, mellow gilt surface and minor expected age-related rubbing.
CJ Antiques

Structurally sound and ready for immediate placement.

Dimensions:

• Overall Height (to top of finial): 53" (134.5 cm)

• Maximum Width (across cornice / base toes): 42" (106.5 cm)

• Width Across Middle of Frame: 34.25" (87 cm)

• Depth: 3" (7.5 cm)

• Mirror Glass Sight Size: 40" H x 29" W (101.5 cm x 73.5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Victorian Giltwood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09721944
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-155 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Composition mouldings over timber: typical late Victorian decorative frame construction.
Fine hairline shrinkage through the gesso: natural drying of the ground.
Period brass side hanging plate: original Victorian fixing method.

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.

Reference Numbers
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A nineteenth-century Neoclassical giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror featuring an arched pediment with shell cresting and fluted side mouldings.
19th-Century Victorian Neoclassical Adam Revival Giltwood & Gesso Overmantel Mirror
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A nineteenth-century Neoclassical giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror featuring an arched pediment with shell cresting and fluted side mouldings.
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  • ObjectOvermantel Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleAdam Revival
  • MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsShell pediment crest, Fluted mouldings, Corner corbel feet

This 19th-century Victorian Neoclassical overmantel mirror follows the Adam Revival taste, formed in giltwood and gesso with a warm, lustrous gold finish and a rectangular glass plate. The architectural composition includes a finial at the top of the pediment, dentil and beaded cornices, fluted side mouldings, Greek-key scrollwork, and fanned scallop-shell base brackets with corner corbel feet. Minor age-related rubbing is visible on the surface, while the carved wood and applied gesso decorations remain crisp and complete. The overall height is 134.5 cm with a maximum width of 106.5 cm and a depth of 7.5 cm. Designed to sit neatly on a mantelpiece, this piece is used in a home today positioned above the mantel in a living room, dining room or drawing room to reflect light and add architectural interest to a traditional interior scheme.

Adam Revival mirrors reflect the eighteenth-century designs of Robert and James Adam, popularised again during the late nineteenth century. Key traits include Neoclassical motifs such as urns, shell cresting, swags, fluting, and Greek key mouldings.

These mirrors were constructed with a softwood frame, typically pine, coated in layers of gesso and carved plaster. Gold leaf was applied using water or oil gilding techniques over the gesso, housing a blown or cast plate glass mirror.

Authentic period pieces show signs of age such as minor oxidisation or desilvered spots on the mirror glass, red or grey clay bole showing through worn gold leaf, and timber backing boards held by handmade iron tacks.

Designers position overmantel mirrors above fireplace mantels or grand sideboards to act as a focal point. The gilded surface contrasts with neutral paint schemes or complements rich wall coverings, enhancing natural room light.

Dust the gilt surface gently using a soft, dry feather duster or camel-hair brush, avoiding water or liquid cleaners which dissolve water-gilded gesso. Glass cleaner should be applied carefully to a cloth rather than sprayed directly on the mirror.
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