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Small French Gilt Mirror
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Small French Gilt Mirror

19th century
For Sale by Youlls Antiques
Description

A small elegant gilt mirror, dated to around 1800 with original mercury glass plate.min the neo classical taste. All in excellent condition and colour with original boarded back.

Date of Manufacture

Youlls Antiques has dated this French Gilt Wall Mirror to the 1800s.

Independent Date Check ID 09709519
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques Date1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 175-230 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1800s:
Mercury glass plate: sparkling speckles and edge clouding from old mercury silvering.
Gilding worn on high points: red bole shows through after years of dusting.
Carved laurel wreath and ribbon cresting: early nineteenth-century French Neoclassical taste.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
82cm (32.28")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1244217
Description
A small elegant gilt mirror, dated to around 1800 with original mercury glass plate.min the neo classical taste. All in excellent condition and colour with original boarded back.
Date of Manufacture

Youlls Antiques has dated this French Gilt Wall Mirror to the 1800s.

Independent Date Report ID 09709519
Dealer's Item Date1800s
Sellingantiques dating1800s
Sellingantiques agingItem 175-230 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1800s:
Mercury glass plate: sparkling speckles and edge clouding from old mercury silvering.
Gilding worn on high points: red bole shows through after years of dusting.
Carved laurel wreath and ribbon cresting: early nineteenth-century French Neoclassical taste.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
82cm (32.28")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1244217
Youlls Antiques
Youlls Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009

Youlls antiques are a family business working in the trade for over three generations.

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A rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring a carved ribbon and laurel cresting, beaded moulding, and original mirrored glass.
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Archive I A rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring a carved ribbon and laurel cresting, beaded moulding, and original mirrored glass.

Small French Gilt Mirror

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27-28 Charnham St
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 OEJ
United Kingdom
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A rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring a carved ribbon and laurel cresting, beaded moulding, and original mirrored glass.
Small French gilt mirror
Ref: SA1244217
A rectangular French giltwood wall mirror featuring a carved ribbon and laurel cresting, beaded moulding, and original mirrored glass.
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  • ObjectMirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Neoclassical
  • MaterialGiltwood, Gesso, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsLaurel cresting, Beaded moulding, Corner rosettes
  • SizeH 82 cm (32 in) x W 53 cm (21 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This small French neoclassical wall mirror dates to around 1800 and is constructed from giltwood, gesso and glass with an original boarded back. The rectangular frame holds original mercury glass and displays rich gold coloration. Elaborate decorative elements include a carved ribbon and laurel cresting at the top, beaded moulding running along the inner edges, and decorative corner rosettes. The gilt surface shows authentic signs of age with speckling on the glass plate. The piece measures 82 cm high, 53 cm wide and 5 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this compact wall mirror works well positioned above the mantel in a living room, drawing room, or hallway to add traditional character to the interior space.

FAQs

French Louis XVI style mirrors are characterised by Neoclassical design elements inspired by antiquity, including symmetrical silhouettes, laurel wreaths, ribbon bow crestings, and beaded moulding around the frame.

These frames were typically constructed from carved softwood or hardwood coated with a gesso substrate, prepared with coloured clay bole, and finished with gold leaf using traditional water gilding techniques.

Authentic period pieces exhibit subtle signs of age such as visible red or yellow bole showing through worn gilding, hand-planked timber backing boards, corner joints consistent with period joinery, and natural foxing on the glass.

Interior designers frequently position French gilt mirrors above a fireplace mantelpiece, dining room sideboard, or hallway console table to introduce warm metallic tones and reflect light across contemporary spaces.

Maintain the frame by dusting gently with a soft dry brush or microfibre cloth, keeping liquids and chemical solvents away from the gold leaf, and placing the item in a room with stable humidity.
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