An almost square antique wall mirror from the South of France (Aix en Provence). The mirror is surrounded by an ornate gilded frame with decorative foliate and floral decoration. There are eight concave panels that gold leaf has been applied to, through the method of water gilding which positively glow. The gold leaf is applied to the clay, the smooth surface of which allows the gold leaf to be polished to a more brilliant finish using a burnishing tool (generally agate). The remainder of the foliate decoration is gilded through technique of oil gilding, the process of which does not include the gold to be burnished and therefore a slightly different and less brilliant finish, providing a wonderful contrast. The inner border is more foliate detail punctuated with crossed ribbons.The mirror plate is not original and has some age related marks. It would be very easy to replace the mirror plate if desired.