What is an overmantel mirror?

One made to sit above a chimneypiece, broad rather than tall, either rectangular or arch-topped. It's the defining shape of the category, named in 1,905 titles across both spellings. Arch and arched-top terms run to roughly three hundred titles on their own, so the arched profile is a recurring note within the group.

Are gilt mirrors ever signed?

Very seldom. Only one maker name clears the three-dealer threshold across the whole archive, Charles Nosotti, mentioned by six dealers. This is close to an unsigned trade. Listings identify pieces by shape, origin and period instead, so titles tend to read "English 19th century" or "French carved wood and gesso" rather than carrying a name.

Why are so many dated only to the 19th century?

Because that's what the dealer-supplied date field holds. Of 6,465 listings, 3,503 carry a clean year, and the commonest single entry is the broad "19th Century", used 1,675 times. Where decades are given they bunch on the 1880s, 1860s and 1870s, with the 1850s behind them. "Victorian" and "Regency" appear as labels in the same way, covering a span rather than a year.

How common are French gilt mirrors?

Common. "French" appears in 1,670 titles against 930 for English, and 349 titles pair French with the 19th century. Named French styles are commoner than named English ones. Louis Philippe alone accounts for 208 titles, with Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon III turning up besides, along with bistro and cushion mirrors.

Do all gilt mirrors have gold frames?

No. Silver gilt runs to 164 titles, parcel gilt to 212, painted and gilt to 211, ebonised and gilt to 122. All four are established sub-types rather than oddities. Parcel gilt frames leave part of the timber showing, mahogany and walnut most often, so the gilding picks out mouldings and carved detail against bare wood.

How many gilt mirrors are listed each year?

Around 654 a year on Sellingantiques, handled by 300 separate dealers. That makes it one of the broadest-based categories in the mirrors group. The spread runs from small circular convex and oval wall mirrors of the early 20th century up to overmantels past six and a half feet tall.

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A wall mirror in a gilded frame, carved wood and gesso or moulded composition, made to hang above a chimneypiece or between windows where the frame did the work and the glass filled it.

19th century

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A Stunning Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Rope Twist Framed Mirror.

From Cleall Antiques

£1,495

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19th century

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Antique 19th Century Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany & Gilt Wall Mirror

From Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables

£450

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19th century

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Small Mid 19th Century Giltwood Circular Convex Mirror

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£1,950

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18th century

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George III Giltwood Mirror

From Beau Nash Bath

£1,880

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1900 - 1920

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Fine Edwardian Round Gilt Mirror

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£595

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19th century

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Antique French Marriage Mirror C1790

From Swag Antiques

£795

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19th century

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A Superb Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Shaped Top. Gilt Overmantel Mirror.

From Cleall Antiques

£895

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1900 - 1920

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Large Gilded Overmantle Mirror C.1905

From Collinge Antiques

£1,295

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Large Antique French Marriage Mirror C1900

1900 - 1920

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Large Antique French Marriage Mirror C1900

From Swag Antiques

£795

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19th century

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Victorian Cushion Mirror

From Beau Nash Bath

£1,780

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The most expensive gilt mirrors ever sold on Sellingantiques were a grand pair of oval Florentine carved giltwood mirrors, seven and a half feet tall, in August 2021.

1900 - 1920

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Classical Silvered Wall Mirror

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£265

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19th century

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Large Regency Gilt Overmantle Mirror

From Antiques Decorative

£1,480

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19th century

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French Antique Panel Mirror

From Douglas George Antiques

£190

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19th century

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Gilt Wood Mirror

From Jane Short Antiques

£695

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19th century

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Small Regency Convex Mirror C1820

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£995

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Antique C.1910 Gilt Full-length Floor/ Wall Dressing Mirror – Fine Quality

1900 - 1920

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Antique C.1910 Gilt Full-length Floor/ Wall Dressing Mirror – Fine Quality

From Prior and Willis

£1,396

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Antique Gilt Mirrors

A Stunning Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Rope Twist Framed Mirror.

Antique 19th Century Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany & Gilt Wall Mirror

Small Mid 19th Century Giltwood Circular Convex Mirror

George III Giltwood Mirror

Fine Edwardian Round Gilt Mirror

Antique French Marriage Mirror C1790

A Superb Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Shaped Top. Gilt Overmantel Mirror.

Large Gilded Overmantle Mirror C.1905

Large Antique French Marriage Mirror C1900

Victorian Cushion Mirror

Classical Silvered Wall Mirror

Large Regency Gilt Overmantle Mirror

French Antique Panel Mirror

Gilt Wood Mirror

Small Regency Convex Mirror C1820

Antique C.1910 Gilt Full-length Floor/ Wall Dressing Mirror – Fine Quality

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