A large classic English Antique gilded overmantle mirror with superb scrolls and centre motif.

The mirror glass is mercury and in mint-perfect condition which is incredible for its age.

This is superb

Physical Dimensions

Height

237cm (93.31")

Width

190cm (74.80")

Depth

10cm (3.94")

Declaration

Minerva Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA555052

Dealers Internal Reference

10224

Dealers Notes

All our pieces are restored to the highest standards before sale.

Structural restorations are carried out using traditional methods and materials.

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Description

A large classic English Antique gilded overmantle mirror with superb scrolls and centre motif.

The mirror glass is mercury and in mint-perfect condition which is incredible for its age.

This is superb

Physical Dimensions

Height

237cm (93.31")

Width

190cm (74.80")

Depth

10cm (3.94")

Date of Manufacture

Minerva Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA555052

Dealers Internal Ref

10224

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Minerva Antiques Ltd

Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

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Greenwich
London
SE10 8RT
United Kingdom

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An overmantel mirror is designed specifically to sit above a fireplace mantelpiece, featuring a flat base and decorative cresting adapted to standard architectural chimney breasts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Traditional period mirrors feature carved pine or lime wood foundations overlaid with composition ornament (gesso) and hand-applied gold leaf over a clay bole base, surrounding mercury-amalgam or silvered plate glass.

Authentic examples display hand-cut timber backboards, natural distress to the water gilding revealing red or grey bole beneath, and subtle irregularities or light foxing within the period glass plate.

Positioning a gilded overmantel mirror above a clean-lined modern fireplace or minimalist console table creates architectural height while reflecting natural light across contemporary living spaces.

Dust giltwood frames lightly using a soft dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water, solvents, or chemical cleaners which dissolve delicate gesso and gold leaf applications.