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A Highly Impressive Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Gilt & Painted Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
for sale €2,334     $2,534
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A Highly Impressive Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Gilt & Painted Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Highly impressive large Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso original gilt & painted Mirror, with ornate cherub crest above and original bevelled mercury mirror. Ideal for hanging or equally useful as a floor standing Mirror.

Measurements:

1 metre 91 cm high

1 metre 10 cm wide

5 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
191cm (75.20")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique French Gilded Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA801168
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We are currently offering our customers at Selling Antiques 15% discount for any of our beautiful mirrors over £500 with free delivery within the UK except Ireland and Scotland.

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Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Highly impressive large Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso original gilt & painted Mirror, with ornate cherub crest above and original bevelled mercury mirror. Ideal for hanging or equally useful as a floor standing Mirror.

Measurements:

1 metre 91 cm high

1 metre 10 cm wide

5 cm deep

Height
191cm (75.20")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique French Gilded Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA801168
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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A large 19th-century French rectangular wall mirror with a painted off-white frame, detailed floral cresting featuring a central cherub figure, and a gilded inner border.
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Archive I A large 19th-century French rectangular wall mirror with a painted off-white frame, detailed floral cresting featuring a central cherub figure, and a gilded inner border.

A Highly Impressive Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Gilt & Painted Mirror.

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Cleall Antiques

Cleall Antiques
Telephone 07831 869 955
Location
Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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A large 19th-century French rectangular wall mirror with a painted off-white frame, detailed floral cresting featuring a central cherub figure, and a gilded inner border.
A Highly impressive large Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso original gilt & painted Mirror.
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A large 19th-century French rectangular wall mirror with a painted off-white frame, detailed floral cresting featuring a central cherub figure, and a gilded inner border.
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Nineteenth-century French mirrors are characterised by ornate timber and gesso frames, often finished with gold leaf gilding or painted distemper. Popular styles from this period draw inspiration from Louis XVI and Rococo aesthetics, featuring classical cresting, floral motifs, and urn or cherub details.

Frames were typically constructed from pine or lime wood, shaped and detailed using sculpted gesso moulding. The surface was prepared with clay bole before applying genuine gold leaf using water-gilding techniques, housing mercury or silver-backed glass plates.

Authentic period mirrors exhibit subtle cracking (craquelure) in the gesso surface, reddish-brown clay bole showing through worn gilding, and dark spotting or foxing on the glass silvering. The backboards are usually rough-sawn pine planks fixed with period square-headed nails or screws.

A large French wall mirror can be positioned above a fireplace mantelpiece or console table to create a focal point. Alternatively, leaning an oversized mirror against a tall wall reflects natural light and adds architectural scale to living areas or hallways.

Dust the ornate frame gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to avoid chipping delicate gesso details. Avoid applying water, liquid chemical cleaners, or spray polishes directly to gilded or painted surfaces, as moisture can dissolve the water-soluble gesso glue underneath.
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