Is This Antique Mirror The Fairest Of Them All?

It’s not often that we feature an antique mirror but today we are going to do just that. We are going to show you one of our most recent acquisitions, sourced from a French chateau, no less, and now offered for sale online or at our north London showroom.

The mirror I’m talking about is this Antique French Régence Style Giltwood Mirror which dates from around 1900:

French Antique Mirror in the Regence Style and Dating From c.1900

We are looking at a highly decorative French carved giltwood antique mirror which has been made in the Régence style and which comprise of a bevelled rectangular mirror set within foliate carved decoration, flanked by a pair of fluted pilasters and surmounted with an acanthus leaf crest centred with a lion mask.

This is a very impressive mirror, due in no small part to its sheer size – it is almost 9ft in height! The full dimensions are:

Height 8 feet, 10 inches x Width 5 feet, 9 inches – these measurement being applicable to the frame.

On the right wall this will serve not just as a mirror but as a centre of attention, sure to provoke admiration form all who see it.

The mirror comes with an excellent provenance having been formerly part of the furnishings at Chateau de Villers-Helon – a castle originally built as a fortress in 1135 by Monseigneur Helon, located some 118 kms North East of Paris.

It is offered for sale at just £3350 – if you would like to talk to one of our experts about this or any other item, please call +44 20 8809 9605 or email us on info@regentantiques.com.

In superb condition, this antique mirror is ready to be shipped to its new owner and we are able to ship to almost any destination worldwide – please contact us for a shipping quote to your address.

Here at Regent Antiques we love to find and offer for sale beautiful objects like this – we have many more lovely items for you to see, including some more mirrors, just follow this link.