Sellingantiques.co.uk Logo
 34,615 antiques pages browsed today 105 antiques uploaded 21 July
ANTIQUE #SA826232
large 19th century gilt overmantle mirror - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE MIRRORS - DATED 19TH CENTURY
 

Large 19th Century Gilt Overmantle Mirror

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Tom Scott Antiques

This really is an exceptional 19th century gilt mirror, fantastically decorative and stunning!
 
For the large mirror, the shape of this and the style of frame give it some elegance, along with the open fret cartouche and the lattice and garlands draped over the mirror plate too.
 
The frame is well detailed with lots of floral and leaf motif mouldings, but also has a pair of mythical dragons each supporting a bracket shelf on the top edge, perhaps for displaying a pair of candelabras. A further pair of smaller bracket shelves are on the lower section of the frame too.
 
The condition of the mirror is good, but it has been over gilded at some point in its life, although that has been done well so the gilt tones and finish are good.
 
The original mirror glass is also in super condition with some very minor foxing which is barely noticeable.
 
The mirror will hang as an overmantle, but also as I have shown it below over a console or sideboard for example.
 
Super mirror and certa...
Antique SA826232 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
Famous inventions historic timeline graphic to help to give historical context to the date of this antique.
CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
TOM SCOTT ANTIQUES PROFILE PHOTO WHICH LINKS TO DEALER PAGE
Tom Scott Antiques
Specialist dealer in French & English decorative furniture and interiors
Rutland
United Kingdom
Tel: 07718 758 540
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD