Joseph McCarthy Fine art frame makers and Gilders
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OVERMANTEL MIRRORS

The frames are made from Tulip wood (American Poplar) - from sustainable managed source. A little more expensive than cheaper pines but considerably better quality and excellent for gilding. Decoration is applied by hand using traditional composition ornament, pressed from antique boxwood carvings - offering superb definition. The frames are hand gilded in either gold, silver or copper, then toned and mellowed using traditional techniques. The mirrors are English silvered, hand cut and bevelled.


Traditional | Contemporary | Overmantel | Large Scale | Unusual Commissions


Plain Overmantel


Single Pattern


Twin Pattern


Single & Side Scrolls


Twin & Side Scrolls

Moderately Decorated

Ornate

Large Scale

Finish Varieties