Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added in form this would have

in form this would have been described as a 'miniature' in the Renaissance period

a portrait of John & Sara Ogle of Kirkley Hall Northumbria

The painting is in excellent condition

the rear of the spoon is finely decorated with a gold ground and having both floral & geometric cloisonne decoration

Fine Antique French Gilded Mahogany Ormolu Napoleonic Empire Cheval Mirror 1815 Recently Added in form this would haveSOLD 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