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A Wonderful Good Size Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Distressed Mirror.
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A Wonderful Good Size Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Distressed Mirror.

19th century
Sold 1 December 2024 · Cleall Antiques
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A Wonderful good size Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso arched top painted distressed Mirror, with original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

85 cm high

61 cm wide

4 cm deep

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Reference Numbers
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SA865460
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We are offering Pay day offer 15% off one mirror and 20% off the second mirror for a limited time only including Free Delivery within the UK for mirrors over £500.

By appointment only.

Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Wonderful good size Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso arched top painted distressed Mirror, with original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

85 cm high

61 cm wide

4 cm deep

Date of Manufacture

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

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA865460
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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Telephone 07831 869 955
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Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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An upright nineteenth-century French wall mirror featuring a carved wooden and gesso arched frame with distressed white paint.
A Wonderful good size Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso arched top painted distressed Mirror.
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An upright nineteenth-century French wall mirror featuring a carved wooden and gesso arched frame with distressed white paint.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Country
  • MaterialWood, Gesso, Glass
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsArched top, Relief gesso carving, Beaded inner moulding, Distressed painted finish
  • SizeH 85 cm (33 in) x W 61 cm (24 in) x D 4 cm (2 in)

Nineteenth-century French mirrors frequently drew inspiration from neoclassical and Louis Philippe designs, characterised by clean arched tops and restrained classical ornamentation.

These pieces typically feature a carved wooden base or pine frame coated in applied gesso and plaster to form intricate relief mouldings, finished with mercury or silvered glass plates.

Authenticity is indicated by heavy timber construction, hand-applied gesso mouldings showing natural crazing, oxidised mirror plates with foxing, and old hand-cut backing boards.

Leaning an aged mirror casually against a fireplace mantel or a bedroom wall introduces architectural depth, texture, and a sense of history into contemporary spaces.

Dust gently with a soft dry cloth, avoiding chemical cleaning agents on the painted gesso surface and protecting the fragile silvering on the reverse of the glass.
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