Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added various ancient repairs

various ancient repairs

and described his history of writing fairy tales

The interior of the chest with a brass plaque "C

Juan de'Prey has left as a legacy the achievement of an outsider artist and immigrant who made success as an artist in New York City and continuously and admirably pursued his dream of being an artist and creating works despite having hard work laborious jobs throughout his young life

all the gilding is original

Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added various ancient repairsSOLD 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