French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Pareclose Mirror with Liberal Arts Symbols

This French carved Louis XVI period late 18th century giltwood mirror features an exquisite pierced and carved crest made of various motifs such as a lute, acorn, arrows, flowers, a ...

A darling petite mirror from France created in the 19th century that would be perfect in a powder or dressing room. An eagle crowned with laurel perches atop the whole with drapery s...

A very elegant mid 19th century French Louis XVI st. giltwood mirror. The richly decorated frame has a large S scrolled acanthus leaf with flowers at the bottom. The vertical sides h...

An early 19th century Louis XVI style French giltwood mirror. Large lyre shaped carved crest with ribbons and laurel leaves. All original with some restoration on the crest and minor losses. Warm gilt patina. A good antique mirror...

A unique 19th century French Napoleon III style parecloses mirror with beautiful proportions and a unique frame design. This authentic mirror features wonderful brass ornamentations and finishes, stunning wood carvings, and a mirror glass in fine condition. The brass arabesques on each corner of the mirror penetrate through the successive hand carved wood frames and really give an impressive sense of structure to the piece as a whole. This type of Napoleon III mirror is known as “parecloses” which was a highly prized type of mirror design in the 19th century imported from Venice. This design is characterized by the overall largeness of the mirror with a first large frame that contained smaller frames within its structure and each displaying unique ornamental finishes and carvings. This Napoleon III antique mirror...

19th century French Louis XVI style oval shaped gilt mirror with original mirror plate and original patinated gold gilt frame with finely detailed carvings. France 19th century.