Photography — SG-FR-023
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Stitt Gallery · SG-FR-023 · France 🇫🇷
The Piece
A giltwood wall mirror in the French 19th-century manner, its rectangular frame worked in gilt gesso and retaining a warm, softly foxed mercury plate. The clouding in the glass is the signature of age — evidence of an original mercury-silvered plate rather than a modern replacement — and is prized as such.
At 78 × 60 cm it is an eminently hangable "console mirror" scale: designed, as these were in the Haussmann apartment, to sit above a console and double the light of a room. Portrait orientation and a restrained frame profile make it easy to place, whether over a mantel, in an entrance, or as the anchor of a wall grouping.
Acquired on a June 2026 buying trip to France, the frame is catalogued by style and period — Louis-Philippe or Napoléon III, or in that style — pending further research.
For anyone searching for an antique gold mirror, a French giltwood wall mirror, or a genuine mercury-glass mirror for sale, this piece combines real period age with a scale that suits a hallway, mantel or console anywhere from a Poznań apartment to a period townhouse. Available for private sale, with worldwide shipping arranged on request.
Specifications
| Style | French, Louis-Philippe / Napoléon III Or in that style |
| Period | Mid–late 19th century, France |
| Frame | Giltwood / gilt-gesso Portrait orientation |
| Glass | Aged / foxed mercury plate |
| Height | 78 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Frame depth | 3.5 cm |
| Origin | France Acquired June 2026 |
| Gallery Ref | SG-FR-023 |
| Price | €695 |
Photography — SG-FR-023
Construction & Detail
The plate retains a warm, softly foxed mercury surface — the clouding that comes only with age, and evidence of an original mercury-silvered plate rather than a modern replacement. This ageing is prized, not a flaw, in mirrors of this type.
The rectangular frame is worked in gilt gesso over wood, in the restrained profile of the French 19th-century manner — Louis-Philippe or Napoléon III, or in that style. Portrait orientation throughout.
At 78 × 60 cm, the mirror is an eminently hangable console-mirror scale — designed to sit above a console and double the light of a room, as in the Haussmann apartment. Easy to place over a mantel, in an entrance, or within a wall grouping.
This piece forms part of our collection of European and Asian antiques available at Stitt Gallery, Poznań.
€695
International price. Shipping & handling not included — quoted separately by destination.
This piece is available for private sale. We welcome enquiries from collectors, interior specialists and institutions. Viewing by appointment in Poznań. Shipping & handling arranged worldwide, quoted separately per destination.
Gallery reference: SG-FR-023 · stittgallery.com
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