"Important Console And Its Empire Style Mirror, 19th Century."
Important console and its empire style mirror, from the Napoleon III period, in mahogany and mahogany veneer. The rectangular console rests on rear pilaster uprights joined by a mirror background. The front sheathed uprights topped with busts of caryatids ending in claws. Above the sea green marble top is a rectangular mirror framed by marble columns with bronze bases and capitals. Rich ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes, palmettes, crowns, young winged women surrounding a mascaron. The top of the rounded mirror is topped with an eagle with outstretched wings.