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Late 19thc Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror
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Late 19thc Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror

19th century
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Late 19thC Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror - with a beaded inner slip and foliate-moulded frame - 32"w x 45"h x 2"d

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Church Street Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Arched Wall Mirror to the Victorian era.

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Description
Late 19thC Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror - with a beaded inner slip and foliate-moulded frame - 32"w x 45"h x 2"d
Date of Manufacture

Church Street Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Arched Wall Mirror to the Victorian era.

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Archive I A late nineteenth-century wall mirror featuring an arched giltwood frame with carved foliate details, a beaded inner border, and distressed gold leaf revealing underlying red bole.

Late 19thc Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror

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Church Street Antiques & Interiors

Church Street Antiques & Interiors
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Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4NP
United Kingdom
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A late nineteenth-century wall mirror featuring an arched giltwood frame with carved foliate details, a beaded inner border, and distressed gold leaf revealing underlying red bole.
Late 19thC Giltwood Arch Top Wall Mirror
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A late nineteenth-century wall mirror featuring an arched giltwood frame with carved foliate details, a beaded inner border, and distressed gold leaf revealing underlying red bole.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Gesso
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsArched top, Foliate carving, Beaded moulding, Distressed gilding

This Victorian wall mirror follows a French Chateau style, bringing period character to domestic interiors. The rectangular glass is set within an arched giltwood and gesso frame decorated with foliate carving, a beaded inner border, and distressed gold leaf that reveals underlying red bole. The wood shows visible age and wear through crackled surfaces and weathered gilding. Measuring 81 cm wide by 114 cm high by 5 cm deep, the mirror comes ready to mount upon a living room wall or above a fireplace mantel. Position this decorative antique mirror in a hallway, bedroom, or dining room to enhance natural light and spatial depth. The traditional French Chateau design complements both period and eclectic contemporary room schemes, serving as a functional focal point above a sideboard or console table. The heavy gilding and ornate carved ornamentation create a statement piece suitable for hanging on a chimney breast or feature wall within the home.

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An arched giltwood wall mirror features a wooden frame finished with applied gold leaf, characterised by a curved upper crest inspired by classical architectural archways popular throughout nineteenth-century Europe.

Frames were built using carved timber covered with gesso and a layer of red bole clay, over which thin sheets of gold leaf were applied and hand-burnished for a smooth reflective finish.

Authentic period examples exhibit natural wear showing the underlying red bole through the gilding, period backboards with hand-cut fastenings, and age-related distressing on the mirror glass.

Positioning an arched gilt mirror above a fireplace mantelpiece or contemporary sideboard creates a focal point that introduces historic texture to minimalist room schemes.

Remove dust using a soft dry camel hair brush or feather duster, avoiding moisture, solvent cleaners, or spray polishes that degrade gold leaf and gesso layers.
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