Mahogany And Gilt Bronze Psyche With Mercury Mirror, Consulate Period

Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Psyche, Mercury Mirror, Consulate Period - Return from Egypt" Large mahogany veneered psyche mirror, Consulate period, circa 1800. Antique model with a temple peristyle, it is mounted on high mahogany lion's paws. Beautiful mercury gilt bronze ornamentation (cornucopias and stars). Mercury mirror with glittery tin. Very high quality model. The psyche mirror appeared during the Louis XVI period when the manufacture of larger mercury mirrors began to be mastered. The large mirror mounted on pivots allows the elegant woman to see herself in full. The psyche or screen mirror was particularly fashionable under the Consulate, the Empire and the Restoration, until Louis-Philippe where it was dethroned by the mirror cabinet. The old imperial palaces such as Fontainebleau or Compiègne are full of them. Finely chiseled and gilded bronzes , tin of glittery mercury ice Height: 168 cmWidth: 102 cmDepth: 51 cm