Large Louis-Philippe giltwood mirror — France, circa 1850-1870
990 €
Large Louis-Philippe period overmantel mirror in moulded and gessoed wood, gilded with gold leaf on red bole. Rounded upper corners and straight base, the characteristic signature of this French production from the third quarter of the nineteenth century.
The principal moulding displays a finely incised radiating fluting, rhythmed along its edge by a frieze of beading.
The whole rests on a wide smooth flat band. The original mercury glass, with its foxing, unambiguously attests to the antiquity of the piece.
Period backing in assembled pine planks at the reverse.
The gilding, almost entirely preserved, allows the underlying red bole to appear in places, a trace of the traditional fine gold work of nineteenth-century French gilders, lending the piece a luminous and warm patina.
Fine overall state of conservation.
Wear consistent with age and use.
France, nineteenth century
