What is an overmantel mirror?

One made to sit above a fireplace. They tend to be wide rather than tall, often with an arched or shaped top, and the usual build is carved wood and gesso, gilded. It's the most-named specific type in the category, accounting for roughly a fifth of listings and the bulk of the upper range.

Why do listings spell overmantel two ways?

Both spellings are in ordinary dealer use. 'Overmantle' appears in around 635 titles on Sellingantiques and 'overmantel' in another 193. Searching only one of them leaves about a quarter of them out of your results.

How old are most antique wall mirrors for sale?

The dated field spans 1700 to 1960. A quarter of titles say '19th', and 'Victorian' and 'Regency' are used the same broad way. After those, the busiest decade buckets are the 1900s, 1880s, 1920s, 1860s, 1870s and 1910s. Treat any of them as the dealer's estimate of period rather than a documented year.

Are wall mirrors usually signed or attributed?

Rarely. Only one maker name clears three dealers across the whole archive, which tells you most wall mirrors reach the market unattributed. What carries the description instead is period, frame material and shape.

What is a convex mirror?

A domed circular plate that reflects a whole room in miniature. Around 140 titles name the form, and it sits mainly with Georgian and Regency listings. Convex mirrors also turn up in pairs, and pairs are among the highest-priced entries in the archive.

Do unusual wall mirrors come up?

They do. The frame vocabulary alone runs to ebonised, silvered, painted, faux bamboo, faux bois, micromosaic, barbola, copper repoussé and tortoiseshell. Single oddities in the archive include a cork tramp-art frame, a carousel mirror, an early twentieth-century fairground mirror, a marble mirror and a cast-iron overmantel. Origins stretch to Spanish Colonial, Syrian, Swedish and Indian work.

Home > Mirrors > Wall Mirrors > Page 87

Antique Wall Mirrors

1,957 items · page 87 of 123

← Page 87 of 123 →

A framed looking-glass made to hang on a wall, from a small oak hall mirror to a gilded overmantel several feet across.

1940 - 1960

Save

Italian Mirror

From David Robinson Antiques

£195

FOR SALE

mirrors

18th century

Save

An Important Pair of Adam Period Giltwood Mirrors

From Andreas de Jong Ltd.

£85,000

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

A Superb Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.

From Cleall Antiques

£1,295

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

19th Century Large Gilt and White Overmantle Wall Mirror

From Prior and Willis

£1,116

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

Regency Convex Mirror

From A Brookes

£1,125

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

19th Century Giltwood Mirror

From Baggott & Co.

£950

FOR SALE

mirrors

18th century

Save

A Charming C18th Italian Carved Mirror

From Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

£2,700

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

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

From Cleall Antiques

£750

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

A Spectacular Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Ornate Framed Mirror.

From Cleall Antiques

£1,995

FOR SALE

mirrors

A Quality Mahogany Shield Mirror with Copper & Brass Fitting

19th century

Save

A Quality Mahogany Shield Mirror with Copper & Brass Fitting

From Beech and Springs Antiques

£795

FOR SALE

mirrors

The tallest to pass through Sellingantiques was a monumental classical mirror standing 260cm, with an eight-foot Italian empire-style mirror not far behind.

19th century

Save

A Stunning 19th Century Large Giltwood Overmantel Mirror

From Yeats Country Antiques

£5,795

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

Late 19thc Brass Oval Mirror

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£350

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror

From Hobson May Collection

£2,195

FOR SALE

mirrors

1900 - 1920

Save

Early 20th Century Snake Mirror

From The House of Antiques

£1,200

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

Inlaid Wall Mirror.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£165

FOR SALE

mirrors

19th century

Save

Large 19th Century Victorian Walnut Inlaid Overmantle Mirror

From Burgett Langfield Decorative Antiques

£995

FOR SALE

mirrors

← 1 ... 85 86 87 88 89 ... 123 →

Antique Wall Mirrors

Italian Mirror

An Important Pair of Adam Period Giltwood Mirrors

A Superb Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.

19th Century Large Gilt and White Overmantle Wall Mirror

Regency Convex Mirror

19th Century Giltwood Mirror

A Charming C18th Italian Carved Mirror

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

A Spectacular Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Ornate Framed Mirror.

A Quality Mahogany Shield Mirror with Copper & Brass Fitting

A Stunning 19th Century Large Giltwood Overmantel Mirror

Late 19thc Brass Oval Mirror

Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror

Early 20th Century Snake Mirror

Inlaid Wall Mirror.

Large 19th Century Victorian Walnut Inlaid Overmantle Mirror

Add keywords to the filter

Price

Era

Period

Style

Material

Origin

Stock Location

Recently Added

Online Payments

Categories