Slim arched giltwood mirror hung on greige plaster wall beside a low linen-dressed bed, terracotta vessel with bare branches on a plaster ledge
Straight-on view of the slim arched giltwood mirror alone on a bare greige plaster wall, worn gold leaf frame
Three-quarter angled view of the slim arched giltwood mirror resting on a plaster ledge, showing the depth of the molding profile
Macro detail of the lower corner of the giltwood frame showing worn gold leaf, gesso crackle and red bole beneath
Macro detail of the gilt molding along the straight side of the mirror frame, rubbed through to red bole at the high points
Macro detail of the arch crown of the mirror showing the continuous rounded bead and age wear around the curve
Slim arched giltwood mirror hung on greige plaster wall beside a low linen-dressed bed, terracotta vessel with bare branches on a plaster ledge
Straight-on view of the slim arched giltwood mirror alone on a bare greige plaster wall, worn gold leaf frame
Three-quarter angled view of the slim arched giltwood mirror resting on a plaster ledge, showing the depth of the molding profile
Macro detail of the lower corner of the giltwood frame showing worn gold leaf, gesso crackle and red bole beneath
Macro detail of the gilt molding along the straight side of the mirror frame, rubbed through to red bole at the high points
Macro detail of the arch crown of the mirror showing the continuous rounded bead and age wear around the curve

The Gilded Slip Mirror

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A narrow slip of worn gold, eight inches across and forty-one tall. The mirror for the wall you thought was too skinny to hold anything.

The frame is giltwood, a flat outer band stepping down to a single rounded bead that runs the whole perimeter and carries the curve of the arch without a break. No carving, no crest, no ornament at all. Just the profile and the light on it. The gold is original and worn, darkened in patches, rubbed through at the high points where a century of hands and cloths have passed over it, the red bole showing warm underneath. Fine crackle in the gesso, the way old leaf goes when it has been left alone. It is not bright. It is not new. That is the whole appeal.

It goes where a normal mirror will not. The strip of wall between two doorways, the run beside a basin, the narrow pier at the end of a hall, the space beside a bed where a full frame would crowd. Picture your mornings here, catching yourself on the way past, the light climbing the gold as the day turns. Hung alone it reads almost like a piece of art, a tall thin column of soft reflection that makes a small wall feel like it has height.

Antique, one of a kind, with the wear that comes of being genuinely old rather than made to look it. It will settle into your wall like it has been waiting there.

Dimensions
8" W × 41" H

Materials
Giltwood frame, gold leaf over gesso and red bole, plain flat mirror glass. Original finish with age-appropriate wear, patina, and crackle throughout.

*This item is an antique and will show some imperfections consistent with age.

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  • Furniture is available for pick-up at our New York Gallery Store.
  • Furniture delivery is available within a 2-hour driving distance of New York City.
  • $150 delivery fee for locations within 20 miles
  • $250 delivery fee for locations beyond 20 miles (up to a 2-hour drive)

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