"Empire Mahogany Fireplace Italy First Quarter 19th Century"
Empire period free-standing mirror, Milan, early 19th century. The mirror, completely veneered in mahogany feather, has a finely chiseled bronze frame, gilded with shiny and opaque parts, which surrounds the mercury mirror. In the upper frame there are bronze applications, two very fine rosettes on the sides with small chiseled oak leaves with bells and the central anthemium motif. The construction is made of walnut. This quality of bronzes in Milan in those years is only found in the Manfredini factory. 
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