Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added all the gilding is original

all the gilding is original

This lowboy is in good period condition

an idea struck him: He would travel Europe and interview leading modern architects

various ancient repairs

The interior of the chest with a brass plaque "C

Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added all the gilding is originalSOLD A very fine antique French 1st Empire Napoleonic period mahogany and ormolu monted cheval mirror, circa 1815. The mirror with a stepped top and removeable wooden gilded gesso cornice, above a rectangular mahogany panel mounted with a gilt bronze roundel with gilt bronze fern leaves. To each side is a pair Doric columns with gilded bases and capitals, centering a swivel beveled glass mirror that is elegantly framed within a mahogany frame with