Swedish Empire Mirror, circa 1800

A large 19th century Swedish giltwood Empire period mirror with gilt finish and painted details. Measurements: Height: 56" Width: 36"

The very fine water-gilded frame showing an architectural cornice above a rectangular frieze decorated with burnished relief moulded neoclassical motifs, surmounting a very old recta...

Swedish Karl-Johan period mirror. The carved giltwood gesso frame having raised carved details and antique beveled glass. Circa 1820s. Signed by the maker. Partial label from Stockh...

Very fine Swedish mirror with old guilt carving and white coloms, circa 1810 - 20.

Fine pair of Swedish Empire mirror sconces with imitated porphyry borders, circa 1830. Good restored condition, wear consistent with age and u...

Italian Empire gilded mirror, Circa 1815 With a beveled mirror inset in to the frame, this Italian Empire gilded mirror represents a typical example of the quality work that was done during that period by craftsman. The gilded surface of the mirror with the typical Empire period decorations shows us how good quality work can last for long periods of time. The French Empire period or second Neoclassicism was a period that followed the Directoire period. It lasted about 20 years, from 1800 to 1820. The ostentatious look of the works of art, furniture and paintings was exported all over Europe and the United States. The general representation followed the styles of ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Sphinxes, swans, lions, cornucopias, rosettes, Greek dancers, antique chariots...