What period do most arch top mirrors come from?

The dated field runs from 1800 to 1930, with 874 listings carrying a clean year. Almost two thirds of those fall in the 1860s and 1870s. The 1880s and 1850s follow behind. Dates before the 1840s and after the 1890s are thin, and some listings give only "19th Century" or "Victorian" as an era label.

Are these mirrors English or French?

Both, and little else in quantity. English appears on 398 titles and French on 310. Italian, Swedish, Irish and "continental" surface only once or twice across the whole run. The English group leans toward Victorian gilt overmantels. The French group carries the painted, silvered and Louis Philippe descriptions.

Why are so many described as carved wood and gesso?

It's close to a house style for the category. A wooden frame is carved, then gesso is laid over it and moulded into the ornament before the surface is gilded or painted. On Sellingantiques, 587 titles say carved wood, 529 say gesso and 462 say both together.

Do arch top mirrors have named makers?

Not in this evidence. Across 978 listings, no maker, workshop or retailer name comes through in the titles. What the listings name instead is origin, date, construction and finish. Louis Philippe is the one style label with real weight, on 107 titles.

Large is the norm rather than the exception, with the word on 591 titles. These were made as chimneypiece and pier furniture, so height was the point. A smaller run does exist. "Useful size" appears on 74 titles, covering neat wall mirrors and narrower pier glasses. Only a handful of listings give measurements at all.

Are all arch tops overmantel mirrors?

Most are made for that position: 563 titles say overmantle or overmantel. The rest spread across pier mirrors, dressing and cheval glasses, a shop fitting mirror, and a small set of 1930s Art Deco bevelled arch tops that are built quite differently from the gesso-framed norm.

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A wall mirror whose frame rises to a single arc at the head, made in the 19th century to hang above a fireplace or on the wall pier between windows.

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An Exceptional Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Shaped Top Mirror,

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

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£695

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A Delightful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Overmantle Mirror.

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£895

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A Spectacular Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Silver/gilt Shaped Top Mirror.

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£2,795

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A Fabulous Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Distressed Silver/gilt Arched Top Mirror.

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£1,995

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A Superb Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Louis Philippe Arched Top Mirror.

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£695

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A Stunning Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Mirror.

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£1,495

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19th century

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Late Victorian Gilt Framed Pier Mirror

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£680

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19th century

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An Exceptional Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Mirror.

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£2,495

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Victorian Inlaid Walnut Peer Glass or Overmantel

19th century

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Victorian Inlaid Walnut Peer Glass or Overmantel

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£110

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Motifs that turn up once in a blue moon include Prince of Wales feathers, a mythical fish dolphin, a putto cresting, a shell cartouche and an hour-glass frame.

19th century

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A Stunning Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Arched Top Mirror.

From Cleall Antiques

£2,495

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A Spectacular Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Shaped Top Mirror.

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£2,495

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A Superb Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Painted Arched Top Mirror.

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£895

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Victorian Serpentine Fronted Flame Mahogany Mirror

19th century

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Victorian Serpentine Fronted Flame Mahogany Mirror

From Y Not Antiques

£395

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Antique Arch Top Mirrors

An Exceptional Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Shaped Top Mirror,

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

A Delightful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Overmantle Mirror.

A Spectacular Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Silver/gilt Shaped Top Mirror.

A Fabulous Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Original Distressed Silver/gilt Arched Top Mirror.

A Superb Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Louis Philippe Arched Top Mirror.

A Stunning Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Mirror.

Late Victorian Gilt Framed Pier Mirror

An Exceptional Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Arched Top Painted Mirror.

Victorian Inlaid Walnut Peer Glass or Overmantel

A Stunning Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Arched Top Mirror.

A Spectacular Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood Painted Shaped Top Mirror.

A Superb Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Painted Arched Top Mirror.

Victorian Serpentine Fronted Flame Mahogany Mirror

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