Stock No: 16699

A fine French Louis XVI gilt gesso overmantel mirror with an elegant tongue and dart moulding to the frame, which is beautifully burnished so to contrast with the matte gilding which borders it. This is surmounted by a spray of olive leaves and a corbel cartouche. The fine frame encloses a crisply bevelled mirror plate.

French, mid-19th century. A FRENCH GILTWOOD AND GESSO OVERMANTEL MIRROR IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURYwith a bevelled plate and a moulded frame, the surmount decorated with laurel leaves175 x 116.5cm