19th Century George II Style Gilded Wall Mirror

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19th Century George II Style Gilded Wall Mirror

About the Item

This is a beautiful antique George II style giltwood wall mirror, circa 1870 in date. The mirror has a beautiful rectangular shaped frame beautifully carved and gilded with a broken arch cresting centred with a shell and decorated with gilt foliate motifs. It is a beautiful mirror which will look wonderful wherever placed. Condition: In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned in our workshops. Dimensions in cm: Height 102 x width 60 x depth 3 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 4 inches x width 2 feet x depth 1 inch Mirrors are commonly used for personal grooming or admiring oneself (in which case the archaic term looking-glass is sometimes still used), decoration, and architecture. The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. In classical antiquity, mirrors were made of solid metal (bronze, later silver) and were too expensive for widespread use by common people; they were also prone to corrosion. Due to the low reflectivity of polished metal, these mirrors also gave a darker image than modern ones, making them unsuitable for indoor use with the artificial lighting of the time. The method of making mirrors out of plate glass was invented by 16th-century Venetian glassmakers on the island of Murano, who covered the back of the glass with mercury, obtaining near-perfect and undistorted reflection. For over one hundred years, Venetian mirrors installed in richly decorated frames served as luxury decorations for palaces throughout Europe, but the secret of the mercury process eventually arrived in London and Paris during the 17th century, due to Industrial espionage. French workshops succeeded in large-scale industrialization of the process, eventually making mirrors affordable to the masses. Please feel free to email or call us to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse. Shipping: We ship worldwide and deliver to Mainland UK addresses free of charge. A shipping cost to all other destinations must be requested prior to purchase. Delivery and return policy: We require that someone be home on the agreed delivery day if applicable, otherwise a redelivery fee will apply. In accordance with Distance Selling Regulations, we offer a 14-day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the item. The item must be returned in its original packaging and condition. Unless the item is not as described in a material way, the buyer is responsible for return shipping expenses. Buyers are fully responsible for any customs duties or local taxes that may be incurred on items sent outside of the European Union.

Dimensions:
Height: 40.16 in (102 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Style:
George II (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Giltwood,Mirror
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 083311stDibs: LU95068261953