Sellingantiques.co.uk Logo
 4,365 antiques pages browsed today 0 antiques uploaded 29 July
ANTIQUE #SA987890

Large Antique French Gilt Louis Philippe Mirror - Mercury Glass

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: French Antique Company

Dimensions:W: 120cm (47.2'')H: 188cm (74'')
 
 
Large 19th century French gilt Louis Philippe mirror in excellent condition.
 
It dates from around 1850.
 
It has its absolutely gorgeous, original real gilt (gold leaf) on gesso frame with no chips at all or beads missing The gilt is particularly lovely.
 
It has its wonderful original mercury glass. Mercury glass is increasingly hard to find and gives a reflection and sparkle like no other!
 
It has beautiful foxing in places.
 
It has all its original pine backboards (photos to follow).
 
It would have originally been used as an overmantel mirror above a fireplace so would look fantastic used for this purpose but would also work very well just hanging on a large wall or above a console table or as a freestanding leaner mirror.
 
Delivery £60 to most of mainland UK using a trusted, specialist antiques courier.
 
Internal Reference: ...
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA987890
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 188cm (74.0inches)
Width is 120cm (47.2inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA987890 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:
French Antique Company
East Sussex
United Kingdom
Tel: 07899 864960
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD