Code: 11269
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Antique French Louis Philippe mirror c1860.
This mirror would have originally been gilt but is now almost entirely the bare gesso with hints of the real gilt (gold leaf) and bole (reddy clay always used as a preparation layer beneath the gilt). There are also traces of the etched pattern on the gesso frame.
It has its beautiful shell and floral crest with no chips and its original heavy glass and backboards.
This is a lovely alternative to a gilt mirror, more understated, relaxed and unusual.
