Late 19th-century French giltwood and gesso cushion margin overmantel mirror. Provenance - country house Park Estate This grand country-house Louis revival piece features a central bevelled plate framed by multi-pane marginal plates, divided by a moulded framework adorned with crisp floral reliefs and rosettes. The mirror is crowned by an exceptional, highly architectural openwork cresting centered on an oval cartouche with a molded flower drop, flanked by two beautifully preserved winged griffins that gracefully dissolve into scrolling acanthus foliage. Structurally stable and retaining its original paneled timber backboards, the frame exhibits a wonderfully distressed parcel-gilt and cream wash patina, with typical, age-appropriate hairline cracks along the miter joints. The original 19th-century glass plates show a highly desirable, authentic misted tarnish and scattered mercury foxing across the margins, perfectly preserving its aristocratic period charm.
Size : 156cm x 96cm
Stock No : SG-M200
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