ReservedFrench giltwood overmantel mirror with foxed plate
Reserved
19th-century country house mirror
Reserved
A restrained giltwood mirror with just enough age in the plate.
Reserved
Description
The frame is well carved without fuss, with a simple inner bead and original-looking backboards. The glass has soft speckling rather than heavy clouding.
Details
- Dimensions
- 92cm / 36in high, 68cm / 27in wide, 6cm / 2in deep
- Period
- Victorian, mid 19th century
- Materials
- Giltwood, Mirror glass
- Condition
- Good. Gilding has mellowed and the plate shows light foxing, which suits it rather well.
- Provenance
- From a Wiltshire estate clearance.
- Delivery
- Furniture quote
Where it lives
Useful above a console, chimney piece or in a darker passage that needs a little borrowed light.
See Drawing Room
