The Trove - Artifacts and Treasures by Rick Piper
Cocoa Beach, FL
Details
- Dimensions
- 12.25ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 18.5ʺH
- Styles
- Victorian
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Gold-Plate
- Mirror
- Mirrored Glass
- Plaster
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Good Condition, some imperfections commensurate with age. See photos for details. Good Condition, some imperfections commensurate with age. See photos for details. less
- Description
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Antique Angel Gilded Oval Mirror (the glass is mirrored with pure Gold not silvered) in a Victorian style. Ornately molded …
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Antique Angel Gilded Oval Mirror (the glass is mirrored with pure Gold not silvered) in a Victorian style. Ornately molded wood and plaster frame, painted in an antique gold color. An elegant and romantic addition to your decor. Available for local pick up in Cocoa Beach, Florida or shipping. Offered at $315.
Angel Gilding - Gold chloride is dissolved in water, mixed with other chemicals and poured on clean glass that has been treated with stannous chloride.[1] The gold layer is delicate and usually translucent. To make an opaque, affordable and adherent mirror, a layer of silver is deposited over the gold.[2] Glass gilders use the term angel gilding to distinguish the chemical process from gold leaf gilding.
Justus von Liebig, widely credited with inventing the modern process for silvering glass, also worked on gilding glass with gold chloride. James Pratt, a British glass worker, was the first to realize that he could make affordable gold mirrors by depositing a layer of silver on top of the gold. He was granted a British patent in 1885. Gold mirrors and gold mirrored signs were very popular in English public houses (pubs) in the late Victorian era[4] and many wonderful examples of the art can be found all over Britain today. less
The Trove - Artifacts and Treasures by Rick Piper
Cocoa Beach, FL
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