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Trumeau mirrors are wall mirrors originally manufactured in France in the 18th century. They take their name from the French word trumeau, which designates the space between windows.
They were originally intended to hang on a wall between windows, providing a decorative element and bringing more light to the room. Most antique trumeau mirrors are highly ornate and often gilded.
The mirror is almost always rectangular and sometimes includes a decorative portion at the top, with the mirror below it. Those designed to be placed above a mantelpiece, rather than between windows, could have candles placed in front of the mirror to increase ambient light.
Reproductions of 18th-century trumeau mirrors became populary in the Regency period and in the 1950s, when French furniture was popular.
A genuine antique trumeau can cost between US$2000 and US$20,000.