Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Paintings signed &

signed &amp

The brightly glazed frieze of six tiles portrays the 18th Century Venetian philanderer and adventurer Casanova

France in 1945

making him an honorary member

an Artist's Proof numbered 2 of 9 on a brass plaque affixed to the reverse of the original acrylic box frame

Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Paintings signed &ampSOLD 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