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19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror
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19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror

19th century
Description

6695

19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror

With corninthian columns, cavello

Cornice with ball mounts &

Latticework frieze.

25”w x 39”h x 3”d

64cm w x 99cm h x 7cm d

Items can be delivered by independent carrier but please note NOT all items are at 31 Cheap Street. Please call before visiting the showroom especially if you are coming a long way.

Physical Dimensions
Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Declaration

Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture has dated this Giltwood Pier Wall Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1241479
Dealers Internal Reference
6695
Dealers Notes

We have a huge shop in the heart of Sherborne with high street one end and access and parking at the rear. We are open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm

Description
6695

19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror

With corninthian columns, cavello

Cornice with ball mounts &

Latticework frieze.

25”w x 39”h x 3”d

64cm w x 99cm h x 7cm d

Items can be delivered by independent carrier but please note NOT all items are at 31 Cheap Street. Please call before visiting the showroom especially if you are coming a long way.

Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture has dated this Giltwood Pier Wall Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1241479
Dealers Internal Ref
6695
Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2010
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A tall 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring fluted side pilasters, a ball-moulded cornice, and a lattice pattern top frieze.
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Archive I A tall 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring fluted side pilasters, a ball-moulded cornice, and a lattice pattern top frieze.

19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror

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Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture
Telephone 01935 815 209
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31 Cheap Street
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3PU
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/pp
Verified Since Mar 2010
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A tall 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring fluted side pilasters, a ball-moulded cornice, and a lattice pattern top frieze.
19thc. Gilt Pier Mirror
Ref: SA1241479
A tall 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring fluted side pilasters, a ball-moulded cornice, and a lattice pattern top frieze.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass, Gesso
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFluted pilasters, Lattice frieze, Ball moulding
  • SizeH 99 cm (39 in) x W 64 cm (25 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century gilt pier mirror exhibits a Regency style, constructed from giltwood and gesso with a clear glass plate and a gilded gold finish throughout the frame. The design includes a cavetto cornice decorated with ball mounts, a latticework frieze across the upper section, and fluted pilasters framing the sides, complemented by Corinthian capitals at the top and simple block bases. The physical dimensions measure 99 cm high, 64 cm wide, and 7 cm deep, presenting a vertical format suitable for hanging on a narrow wall space in a hallway, bedroom, or living area. The construction displays traditional joinery and carved architectural ornaments characteristic of nineteenth-century decorative mirrors, designed to hang securely on an interior wall to reflect light and space within a room.

FAQs

A pier mirror was originally designed during the 18th and 19th centuries to fit onto the wall section, or pier, located between two windows. These mirrors were placed specifically to reflect exterior light back into the room, maximizing illumination before electricity.

19th-century pier mirrors were typically built with a wooden core coated in gesso moulding and finished with hand-applied gold leaf. The mirror pane itself was crafted using silvered or mercury-backed sheet glass.

Authentic period gilding shows natural surface patination, subtle wear on raised edges, and faint join lines between individual square sheets of gold leaf. Period glass often displays minor distortions, atmospheric foxing, or light desilvering.

A gilt pier mirror can be placed above a sideboard, placed at the end of a hallway, or hung in a narrow alcove to create visual depth. Positioning classical gilded detail against contemporary paint finishes provides architectural contrast.

Dust gilded frames using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to prevent disturbing delicate gold leaf or gesso detailing. Clean the glass pane using a damp microfibre cloth, keeping liquids completely away from the frame edge.
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