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: 15973
A delicately carved gilt gesso wall mirror with a foliate frame in the Chippendale manner, with original mirror plate.
English mid 19th century.
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28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
52 5⁄8"
133.5 cms |
3 7⁄8"
10 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15832
An exceptionally ornate yet delicate French gilt gesso overmantel mirror. The arched frame is decorated with floral garlands bound with ribbons and is surmounted by a bow tied floral wreath. This is flanked by two finials depicting birds. The original silvered mirror plate. French, c.1880.
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48"
122 cms |
80 1⁄4"
204 cms |
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Stock: 15772
A George III style gilt gesso antique wall mirror. The broken swan neck pediment is centred by a shell motif. Beneath this, the mirror is framed by curtain like drapery and the pediment top is balanced by a scrolling foliate base. Original mirror plate.
English, c.1900.
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28 1⁄2"
72.4 cms |
48"
121.9 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,950 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15819
A late 19th century ebonised and parcel-gilt overmantel mirror. This Victorian mirror adopts French Louis XVI decorative motifs, such as the crossed quiver and torchere, but pairs this with a backdrop of gesso roses, very much in the English taste.
English, c.1880
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39 13⁄16"
101 cms |
63"
160 cms |
3 1⁄2"
9 cms |
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Stock: 15804
A large Napoleon III antique mirror in parcel gilt, the bound laurel border to the frame is picked out in cream, as are the fine beads which surround the mirror plate and the laurel leaves and crest surmounting the frame.
French, c.1870.
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42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
61 3⁄8"
156 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15805
A large and fine gilt gesso overmantel mirror with an arched pediment centred by a floral rosette and laurel sprays. This is supported by two fine columns. This mirror is of excellent quality, with a sturdy panelled back.
English, c.1880.
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61"
155 cms |
70 1⁄8"
178 cms |
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Stock: 15795
An early 20th century Adam Revival gilt framed mirror. This mirror embodies the light architectural quality of the neoclassical style and is surmounted by an urn which stands above an arched pediment, fashioned as a fan light. The main mirror is framed by two small mirror plates, which are contained by thin Corinthian pilasters bound by ribbons.
English, c.1930.
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27 5⁄8"
70 cms |
48 3⁄8"
123 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15762
A George III style wall mirror, its giltwood and gesso frame very much in the Chippendale manner, topped with a broken pediment surmounted by an urn. Down the side run naturalistic foliate and floral decorations. Original bevelled mirror plate.
English, c.1890.
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22 3⁄8"
57 cms |
40 5⁄8"
103 cms |
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Stock: 15751
A bold and dramatic Regency Convex Mirror gilt wall mirror surmounted by an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop. The convex mirror plate is framed by a reeded ebonised slip and small gilded balls around the frame. At the very bottom of the frame is an unusual ruffled decoration.
English, c. 1820.
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24 13⁄16"
63 cms |
40 7⁄8"
104 cms |
4 11⁄16"
12 cms |
| Glass dimeter |
17 1⁄2"
44.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15643
A Reflection of American History -
An ornate convex mirror of grand proportions topped with an eagle on a rocky summit.
Interestingly the mirror, thought to be of American origins, is decorated with 24 spheres around the frame, whilst another sphere hangs on a chain suspended from the mouth of the eagle. This possibly symbolises the 24 established states of the USA, with the state of Arkansas represented by a ball hanging from the mouth of the eagle, the country's emblem. This shows that Arkansas joining the USA is quite literally hanging in the balance.
With this information, we can date the mirror to 1835-1836.
American, 1836. Awaiting restoration, included in the price.
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23 5⁄8"
60 cms |
42 7⁄8"
109 cms |
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Stock: 15679
An exceptionally fine Victorian overmantle mirror made from solid pollard oak. The mirror has a galleried pediment, and four further shelves, each separated by bevelled mirrors.
English, c.1870
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76 1⁄8"
193.3 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22.2 cms |
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23"
58.5 cms |
36 13⁄16"
93.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15617
A magnificent Louis XV Rococo gilt wall mirror of asymmetrical cartouche form, carved with a profusion of Rococo details. The mirror is surmounted by a shell and
around the frame is craved an abundance of c-scrolls, flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves. This frames the elegantly beveled mirror plate.
French, c.1890.
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32 1⁄2"
82.5 cms |
51 5⁄8"
131 cms |
8 11⁄16"
22 cms |
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Stock: 15618
A French Rococo parcel-gilt and gesso overmantel mirror, with a scrolling rocaille and foliate decoration forming the crest of the ogee shaped frame. The rest of the frame has a lobed decoration with a beaded inner edge and terminates in acanthus scroll brackets to the base. This frames the elegantly bevelled original mirror plate.
French, c.1890.
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33 11⁄16"
85.5 cms |
53 13⁄16"
136.7 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15582
A grand French Louis XVI gilded overmantel mirror with a cartouche forming the crest, from which emanate sprigs of loosely ribboned laurel. The rest of the frame is decorated with a tightly bound laurel design, very much in the French tradition. The gilding has been deliberately distressed to partially reveal the warm red ground.
French, c.1880.
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49 3⁄16"
125 cms |
66 7⁄8"
170 cms |
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Stock: 8094
A good Louis XVI carved giltwood and oak overmantel trumeau mirror with arrow and quiver, torch, floral and ribbon trophy decoration.
French 19th century, possibly earlier.
(photo before restoration).
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59 1⁄2"
151.1 cms |
78"
198.1 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15414
A large Victorian carved mahogany overmantel mirror in the Neoclassical manner. The stepped top rests above a band of alternating bosses and fluting flanked by stylised corinthian topped flutted columns. The bevelled glass is enhanced by a most attractive frame of etched and cut foliate detail.
English, circa 1880.
Provenance.
Removed from the Greyhound pub, Fulham palace road, London. The Greyhound was a famous music venue in the 1970s and 80s, it played host to bands such as, Status Que, Uriah heep, Average white band, Thin lizzy, the Stranglers and the Jam, plus many others. It also featured punk music in the late 1970s.
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68 7⁄8"
175 cms |
55 1⁄8"
140 cms |
6 7⁄8"
17.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 12543
An Aesthetic Movement oak overmantel mirror elegant in its simplicity. With carved foliate detail and florally carved bosses on the oak frame the mirror is flanked by a pair of ebonised columns. The Aesthetic Movement, of the late nineteenth century, focused on pure beauty and 'art for art's sake' with an emphasis on the visual qualities of art and design over practical, moral or narrative considerations.
English, circa 1870.
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64 5⁄8"
164 cms |
72"
183 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,800 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 15357
A George III, profusely carved giltwood wall mirror in the Rococo style. The broken swan neck pediment is centred by a carved foliate crest. The scrolling, latticed frame is embellished with ornately carved flowers, fruit and acanthus leaves. English, circa 1780.
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25 5⁄8"
65 cms |
41 11⁄16"
106 cms |
2"
5 cms |
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Stock: 3977
A large Scottish Regency carved giltwood overmantel mirror, the scrolled cockaded pediment over high relief carved floral and lozenge decoration. With the original mercury glass plate.
Scottish, circa 1820.
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75 11⁄16"
192.4 cms |
54 1⁄2"
138.5 cms |
6 11⁄16"
17 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 9500
A charming mahogany Regency overmantel mirror with attached Tuscan columns either side of the original plate glass, supporting a stepped cornice.
English, 1830.
Provenance: The Old Rectory, Rivenhall, near Colchester.
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45 11⁄16"
116 cms |
28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
5 1⁄8"
13 cms |
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Listed Price: £1,850 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13620
An attractive and slim Queen Anne, Baroque style silvered pier mirror. The top of the frame is adorned with a fanfare foliate crest between a scrolled split pediment. The frame, with tasseled drapery to the sides, is embellished throughout with leaf detail.
English, early 20th century.
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28 1⁄4"
72 cms |
63 13⁄16"
162 cms |
5 7⁄8"
15 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,350 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14970
A finely carved early George III giltwood wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, surmounted by a large Ho-Ho bird perched with wings outspread. The mirror with its original mercury glass also is framed by gilt acanthus scrolls, rosettes and foliate detail. The mirror has a lovely rubbed and burnished surface. English, circa.1765.
The Ho Ho bird myth originated in Japan and is similar to the phoenix. It was said to bring luck and symbolise good fortune. Carvings of these birds appeared in England in the 18th century on Georgian furniture and most commonly mounted on mirrors.
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24 3⁄8"
62 cms |
48"
122 cms |
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Stock: 13870
A very large Neoclassical style Victorian antique carved gilt wood overmantel mirror within an enriched carved gilt frame and scrolled bracket supports.
English, late 19th century.
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61"
155 cms |
82 1⁄4"
209 cms |
4 1⁄4"
11 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 13367
A large wood antique wall mirror, polychrome painted with original paint finish on the frame carved with painted acanthus leaves and cushioned cartouche within silver leaf enriched edging around the later mirror.
Spanish, early 18th century.
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38 3⁄8"
97.5 cms |
64 3⁄8"
163.5 cms |
2 3⁄8"
6 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 10138
TO BE STRIPPED An early Victorian painted and gilded pine and gesso overmantle mirror. The carved eagle perches between thistles above the decorative foliate detailed frame.
English, mid 19th century.
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53 1⁄2"
135.8 cms |
65 3⁄16"
165.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £2,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14596
A tall carved and gilded antique overmantle mirror in the classical style, surmounted by a wreath, quiver and torch and floral sprig crest, the mirror plate with fine bead edging the frame with an egg and dart border.
French, late 19th century.
Photo before restoration.
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Depth |
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45 1⁄4"
115 cms |
67 1⁄8"
170.5 cms |
5 11⁄16"
14.5 cms |
| Base |
43 1⁄2"
110.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,200 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 14190
A simple tall giltwood overmantel antique mirror with bead edging and with it's original plate.
English,late 19th century.
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56 11⁄16"
144 cms |
89"
226 cms |
2 5⁄8"
6.5 cms |
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Listed Price: £5,400 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 4774
An Irish Rococo Revival carved giltwood overmantel mirror in the mid 18th Century Georgian manner, with its original Mercury backed Vauxhall glass sections all separately fitted. The high central cartouche and ‘C’ scroll decoration over the triple mirror are supported either side by grand floral scrolls. The original Dublin cabinet maker's label is attached to the bottom.
Irish, circa 1881.
R. Boyle & Sons.
Artistic Cabinet Makers & Upholsterers
Carvers Guilders & Manufacturers of Church Furniture
20 Upper Gloucester Street
Dublin, July 1st 1881 - image below.
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72"
183 cms |
54 1⁄4"
138 cms |
3 1⁄2"
9 cms |
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Stock: 13500
A tall antique giltwood mirror, impressive in the French Louis XVI manner. This giltwood and composition mirror has an arched rectangular frame with ornately decorated columns and a leaf carved pediment which is centred by a large oval paterae. Photos before restoration.
French late 19th century
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55 1⁄8"
140 cms |
79 1⁄8"
201 cms |
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Listed Price: £4,600 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8497
A late 19th century oval gilt wood wall mirror in rectangular pine and gesso frame, scale border, decorative corner panels, ribbons, bows & floral swags.
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44 7⁄8"
114 cms |
66 7⁄8"
170 cms |
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Listed Price: £3,500 (+VAT where applicable)
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Stock: 8189
A large breakfront carved oak Victorian Palladian style overmantel mirror with swan neck scrolled broken pediment, carved acanthus leaf overmantel over egg and dart and fluted lintel interpositioned with circular carved paterae over fluted Corinthian pilasters. ( photo before restoration - item now fully restored )
English, 1850.
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57"
144.8 cms |
53 1⁄2"
135.9 cms |
4 1⁄2"
11.4 cms |
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Listed Price: £6,400 (+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.