Impressive antique French tall trumeau giltwood mirror, oval…
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Impressive antique French tall trumeau giltwood mirror, oval painted top panel with 18th century romantic scene, approx 246 cm high, 121 cm wide

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  • Trumeau - A trumeau mirror is usually rectangular in shape, with a decorative painted panel above the mirror. Most antique trumeau mirrors are highly ornate and often gilded.

    They were originally manufactured in France in the 18th century, but became popular agina in the Regency period and in the 1950's.

    Trumeau mirrors were originally intended to hang on a wall between windows, providing a decorative element and bringing more light to the room.
  • Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.

    Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.

    Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.

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