French Antique Mirror Napoleon III Gold Leaf

A large 19th century French Napoleon III chevalet, or cheval mirror, made of rosewood with ebonized details. Turned columns and finials and nicely ...

This is a massive gold gilt mirror from 19th century France, made in the style of Napoleon III and dripping in detail. A wonderfully carved crest tops the whole; designed with intric...

An exceptionally fine Napoleon III parclose Mirror, with its original bevelled mercury glass mirror plate. The design is extremely decorative, its outs...

19th century French Napoleon III Embossed & gilded mirror displays extraordinary detail in a celebration of the classical style! Embossing patterns include a bordering all around, with a tier of intriguing foliates, next to a gold bordering and a raised, half-cylindrical molding that is raised from the surface and embossed to depict bundled florals with several types of flowers represented in the detail. Finally, around the original beveled mirror itself appears one last triple tier of gold molding with beading accent. The original silver is starting to show distress at the bottom, typical for mirrors of this age, which to the cognoscenti only adds to the charm and allure! A tailored corbel appears at the bottom on each side as a finishing transitional touch to the surface upon which the mirror is mounted, which can range anywhere from the floor to a magnificent fireplace...

French (Napoleon III) naturalistic cheval mirror with a carved palm and fern design frame with a gilt snake and a carved gilt bird's nest planter basket on turtle feet.  

A fine rectangular Napoleon III full length mirror, in gilded wood and moulded plaster, which can be positioned horizontally or vertically. This characterful old mirror has intricate...