Antique Mirrors: Antique Wall & Overmantel Mirrors
A wide and varied selection of Antique Wall Mirrors, Fireplace Overmantel Mirrors and Period Giltwood and carved Mirrors.
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Stock: 8787
One of a pair of large Victorian, Neo-Gothic, oak and parcel gilt mirrors. (also See, Sno 8786). The pointed arched mirror plate is flanked by a pair of turned columns with carved Gothic stiff leaf capitals, topped off with tall spires, over quatrefoil lower corner blocks. Each mirror rises to a pointed pediment, decorated with carved Gothic crockets and parcel gilt mouldings, centred by a tall slender octagonal finial.
English, mid 19th century.
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40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
86"
218.5 cms |
5"
12.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8786
One of a pair of large Victorian, Neo-Gothic, oak and parcel gilt mirrors. ( also see, Sno 8787). The pointed arched mirror plate is flanked by a pair of turned columns with carved Gothic stiff leaf capitals, topped off with tall spires, over quatrefoil lower corner blocks. Each mirror rises to a pointed pediment, decorated with carved Gothic crockets and parcel gilt mouldings, centred by a tall slender octagonal finial.
English, mid 19th century.
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40 11⁄16"
103.5 cms |
86"
218.5 cms |
5"
12.7 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16965
A wonderfully romantic and large burnished carved giltwood oval wall mirror. Rococo in style, the mirror frame comprises beautifully carved twigs and fruiting vines, and is surmounted by a tied ribbon.
Victorian, mid-19th century.
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Height |
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45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
59 13⁄16"
152 cms |
3 7⁄8"
10 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16938
A very beautiful and dramatic French giltwood and Gesso wall mirror. The mirror is surmounted by a foliate crest centred by a mask, and flanked by two putti holding floral garlands. This is mounted over the frame which is modelled in high relief with scrolling foliage. The cushioned frame encloses marginal plates hand engraved with stars, which border the original mirror plate, now very foxed.
French, mid-19th century.
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47"
119.5 cms |
50 13⁄16"
129 cms |
5 7⁄8"
15 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15978
A 19th century giltwood, gesso and verre eglomise Sicilian overmantel mirror, the bevelled mirror plate surmounted by a pair of birds allegorical of love, perched on a cartouche flanked by flowering branches. The verre eglomise panels imitate pink onyx.
Sicilian, c.1850.
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46 7⁄8"
119 cms |
62 3⁄16"
158 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16966
A mid-Victorian Gothic Revival giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror of triptych form, in the manner of Charles Bevan, the arched ballshot pediment above chamfered pilasters terminating in corinthian capitals. The two painted panels are in the medieval manner.
English, c.1880.
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78"
198 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16962
A charming mid-19th century Venetian wall mirror with original gilding. This giltwood and gesso mirror embodies the naturalism so celebrated in the Rococo period, with a scrolling foliate surmount, enclosing a frame decorated with further foliate flourishes in low relief.
Italian, c.1850.
Photograph before restoration.
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34 5⁄8"
88 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16949
An elegant late 19th century gilt-gesso pier mirror. This tall and elegant mirror is surmounted by an urnular finial and swags of bellflowers and scrolling foliage. This is mounted above a tall pier mirror with angled, marginal plates.
French, late 19th century.
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29 1⁄2"
75 cms |
68 1⁄2"
174 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16939
A handsome Victorian giltwood overmantel mirror, the shallow arched plain mirror plate beneath musket ball frieze and eagle surmount flanked by foliage and thistles.
English, c.1860
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45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
6 1⁄4"
16 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16853
An early 19th century Regency triple-plate overmantel mirror in rosewood, with a brass inlay, and the original mirror plates bordered by reeded and ebonised slips.
Scottish, c.1820.
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47 3⁄8"
120.5 cms |
26 5⁄8"
67.5 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16891
'The Triumph of Love'. A fine Regency 'Gothick' gilded landscape overmantel mirror with a detailed frieze carved with gothic tracery and centred by a procession depicting the Triumph of Love. This is mounted over the three original mercury plates divided by barley twist corinthian capped pilasters.
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Height |
Depth |
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76 1⁄8"
193.4 cms |
31 1⁄8"
79 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16801
A fine and large Regency giltwood convex mirror, with silvered dolphin on a rocky outcrop surmount, with wheat leaf and scrolling mounts. The applied orbs around the frame are also silvered, which is a rare detail, and these are bordered by stars in gold.
English, c.1820.
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26 3⁄16"
66.5 cms |
44 7⁄8"
114 cms |
3"
7.5 cms |
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Stock: 16800
A beautifully proportioned George III Chippendale giltwood wall mirror, with a pedimented top and floral surmount. The rectangular plate is bordered by c-scrolls and trailing flowers and foliage.
English, c.1770.
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26 3⁄16"
66.5 cms |
51 3⁄16"
130 cms |
3 1⁄8"
8 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16886
A tall and elegant Rococo giltwood overmantel mirror. The mirror is surmounted by a Rococo cartouche atop the ogee shaped frame, with foliate shoulders. This encloses the original bevelled edge plate.
French, mid-19th century.
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43 7⁄8"
111.5 cms |
72 3⁄8"
184 cms |
3 1⁄2"
9 cms |
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Stock: 16885
A large and grand Victorian pollard oak overmantel mirror, with original glass plate. The carved pollard oak frame with pilasters and gilded inner slip mouldings is set above a scrolled base, this is topped off with a pair of finely carved finials. This mirror retains its original finish and has a paneled back.
English, circa 1880.
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67 1⁄8"
170.5 cms |
65 3⁄8"
166.2 cms |
5 1⁄8"
13 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16887
An elegant French Louis-Philippe overmantel mirror. The bright burnished gilded frame is surmounted sprays of laurel leaves with the rare detail of a central mirrored surmount.
French, late 19th century.
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Depth |
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29 1⁄4"
74.4 cms |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
6 1⁄4"
16 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16871
A large pair of giltwood overmantels in the French Régence style. Beautifully water gilded, these mirrors have finely carved pediments with trailing foliage and ornate central cartouches. These are mounted above the gently arched mirror plates, which are bordered by low relief foliate decoration.
French, mid-19th century.
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Depth |
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58 1⁄4"
148 cms |
70 3⁄8"
178.9 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
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Listed Price: £8,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16834
A charming early 18th century giltwood landscape overmantle mirror. The mirror has a boldly carved frame, the egg and dart moulding surrounded by oak leaves and acorns, and the mirror plate being framed by further foliate carving in low relief.
English, c.1720.
The silvered plate is an old, but later replacement.
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47 1⁄8"
119.6 cms |
31 1⁄4"
79.6 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16671
A fine 18th century giltwood Rococo wall mirror. The mirror frame is confidently and finely carved, with c-scrolls, acanthine flourishes and trailing flowers, typical motifs of the Rococo style. The gilding is lovely, and beautifully burnished to give the gold a soft glow.
English, c.1770.
Later mirror plate.
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23 3⁄16"
59 cms |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
2 3⁄8"
6 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16544
A very fine Piedmontese giltwood pier mirror. This beautiful mirror has a wonderfully patinated arched mercury plate, which is enclosed by a slender marginal plate of the same glass. The refined rocaille frame is topped by the most magnificent pierced scrollwork crest, and the whole is raised on sweeping acanthus feet.
Piedmont, c.1750.
This mirror would be magnificent over a fireplace, or a console table.
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Height |
Depth |
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35 13⁄16"
91 cms |
71 11⁄16"
182 cms |
2 3⁄8"
6 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16673
An extraordinarily fine and large George II pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson (1723-1778). The giltwood frame is finely carved, embracing the asymmetry of the Rococo style, with c scrolls, rocaille, waterfalls and acanthine motifs, surmounted by a ho-ho bird. This exquisite frame encloses the original plate, which has been later re-silvered, but you will notice the undulations of the original plate.
English, c.1760.
Please note that the backboards were likely replaced when the mirror plate was re-silvered. Awaiting further research.
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Depth |
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28 11⁄16"
73 cms |
67 1⁄8"
170.5 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
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Listed Price: £22,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15964
A very fine and large giltwood Venetian wall mirror. The frame is surmounted by a floral crest above an oval mirror plate etched with an urn of flowers, and this is supported by foliate scrolls and mirrored spandrels, which are engraved with bunches of grapes. The foliate scrollwork continues around the frame and this encloses eight exquisite marginal plates, each engraved with a slightly different subject, some with a musical theme. The corners are embellished with ruby glass behind an acanthus leaf, and this surrounds the original mercury plate. A very fine and rare mirror.
Italian, c.1790.
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48"
122 cms |
74"
188 cms |
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Stock: 16755
A very fine and large Napoleon III giltwood mirror in the manner of John Linnell. The frame is beautifully carved with a scrolling foliate/reeded decoration and surmounted by a rocaille crest. This encloses the original mercury plate. A very stylish piece!
French, c.1850.
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40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
61 13⁄16"
157 cms |
2 3⁄8"
6 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16692
A beautiful 18th century Venetian mirror with original mercury mirror plate. The gilded frame takes a loosely organic form and interprets the French Rococo style, with a rather more traditional frame boldly embellished with the addition of organic c scrolls and foliate flourishes to the edges.
Venetian, c.1760.
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31 7⁄8"
81 cms |
46 1⁄2"
118 cms |
3 7⁄8"
10 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16749
A pair of small, pleasantly distressed Victorian Aesthetic period wall mirrors, with the diamond registration mark for 1878. Each gilt and ebonised frame is decorated with painted stylised foliage, fruit and flowers in the typically Aesthetic movement style. The central painted tablet at the top of the frame sits below a pediment which is flanked by a balustrade and painted frieze, all topped off with turned finials.
English, circa 1878.
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26 13⁄16"
68 cms |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
2 5⁄8"
6.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,700 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16754
A fine and large profusely decorated French gilt gesso overmantel mirror in the Rococo taste. The deeply moulded arched frame is carved with floral and foliate motifs in low relief, and encloses the original bevelled plate. The pediment is boldly carved with foliate c-scrolls and floral embellishment, centred by a stylised shell.
French, circa 1850
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38"
96.5 cms |
70 1⁄4"
178.6 cms |
9 13⁄16"
25 cms |
| Bottom |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16750
A pretty, late 19th century French gilt gesso overmantle mirror. The pierced cresting of twining, scrolling acanthus and floral decoration is centred by a neoclassical flaming urn. Above an arched, heavily moulded and beaded frame.
French, circa 1890.
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32 3⁄8"
82.4 cms |
62 5⁄8"
159 cms |
5 7⁄8"
15 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,300 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16268
A late 19th century gilt framed overmantle mirror. The moulded gilt frame enriched with foliate decoration, this is crowned by pierced cresting of a pair of winged griffons ether side of a central framed cartouche.
English, circa 1880.
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33 1⁄8"
84 cms |
61"
155 cms |
2 3⁄8"
6 cms |
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Stock: 16772
A Regency giltwood and gesso overmantle mirror. The arched gilt rope twist frame is terminated with a scroll and acanthus, on a black lacquered plinth, frames the original mercury plate.
English, circa 1830.
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63"
160 cms |
42 11⁄16"
108.5 cms |
3"
7.5 cms |
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Stock: 16700
A fine and boldly carved Spanish parcel gilt and ebonised overmantle Baroque style mirror. The tall carver and pierced crest is profusely carved with acanthus and floral decoration surrounding a central shield. This is echoed at the bottom of the richly moulded arched frame.
Spanish, circa 1890.
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58 7⁄8"
149.5 cms |
78 1⁄2"
199.5 cms |
3 11⁄16"
9.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15633
An elegant and simple William IV overmantel mirror with reeded ebonised border within a gilt frame, the two columns to each side with foliate bands.
English, c.1830.
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Height |
| Top |
47 3⁄16"
120 cms |
5 11⁄16"
14.5 cms |
28 13⁄16"
73.2 cms |
| Bottom |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
4 1⁄8"
10.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16309
A late Victorian gilt and gesso overmantel mirror in the neoclassical taste.
English, late 19th century.
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44 1⁄2"
113 cms |
56 1⁄4"
143 cms |
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Stock: 16624
A charming Victorian giltwood overmantel mirror, the arched frame mounted with an acanthine and shell surmount, this decoration is echoed on the bottom of the frame. English, c.1860.
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40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
65 11⁄16"
167 cms |
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Stock: 16657
A large Regency Period convex wall mirror, having a reeded ebony border and applied ball decoration, within an ornate gilt gesso surround modelled as scrolling acanthus leaves.
English, c.1820.
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29 7⁄8"
76 cms |
49 13⁄16"
126.5 cms |
3 1⁄4"
8.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 16042
A fine French 18th century Louis XVI gilt gesso mirror, with a beaded slip and trailing leaves decorating the frame. There is a beautifully modelled laurel ribboned garland centred by a quiver of arrows and a trophies of war to the surmount. This detail perhaps alludes to the unrest in France at the end of the 18th century.
French, c.1780.
Original gilding but a later mirror plate.
Provenance: From the estate of the late Marguerite Littman.
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32 1⁄4"
82 cms |
69 13⁄16"
177.2 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,000 (+VAT where applicable)
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Antique mirrors
There is something alluring about an antique mirror - perhaps the combination of a finely carved frame and the shimmering surface of original glass - that has led to their enduring appeal amongst antique furniture collectors.
A short history of antique mirrors
The earliest mirrored glass was made in Murano in the 16th century, where glass was coated in mercury and tin to create a silver reflective layer on its reverse. This process was a closely guarded secret, and spies were sent from the French court of Louis XIV to Venice to discover the process. Their efforts paid off, and the French became renowned producers in their own right. Antique mirrors were made using mercury glass until other safer methods of manufacture became more widely available in the 19th century.
Earlier antique mirrors also tend to be slightly smaller, or made with separate panels of mirrored glass, as there was not the technology to produce single sheets of large glass until the late 18th century. Only the very wealthy could afford very large panes of glass, so mirrors were objects of prestige and magnificence.
Varieties of antique mirror
Whether an antique wall mirror, an overmantel mirror or a pier mirror, it is often the frame that catches the eye. Particularly fine mirrors are carved from mahogany or rosewood, or gilded using gold leaf, rather than paint. Mirror frames tend to be made of carved wood or carved wood and gesso. They are called giltwood mirrors if a thin layer of gold leaf has been applied over the carved and primed surface. Such mirrors exude quality and vary from bright gold through to a more worn, soft patina. An antique gilded mirror is often deemed more valuable than its wooden counterpart and is seen as a timeless addition to interiors of all styles.
Eras of antique mirror
Antique overmantle mirrors embody the elegance of a period home, and can inject both sophistication and character into an interior. Victorian mirrors often come in overmantel form, as in 19th century England, the mantelpiece was the heart of the home, a space to display precious objects and convey taste. The earlier Regency overmantel mirrors were often horizontal in form and more modest in design. Victorian mirrors were not only gilt, but often carved from wood such as oak, mahogany and rosewood.
In France the overmantel mirror was similarly significant, and in many cases, much taller, utilising the space above the fireplace enabled by higher ceilings and grand rooms. These Antique French mirrors are usually gilded, and wood was not widely used without a gilded adornment.
Often smaller, antique wall mirrors are an excellent thing to hang above a piece of furniture or in a hallway, where they can create the illusion of a larger, lighter space. They are less dominant than an overmantel, and serve a function in rooms such as bedrooms or hallways.
If you are looking for an overmantel or any Antique mirrors London is the place to look. Our showroom has numerous options all on display for you to browse, from early Georgian wall mirrors through to large Aesthetic movement overmantels.