"Empire Mahogany Fireplace Screen"
Large fireplace screen in solid mahogany Empire period Ornamentation in chiseled and gilded bronze, original mercury gilding Amounts in detached columns carved in the shape of scales Original upholstery on the front and (new) burgundy fabrics on the back Decorated base windings surmounted by palmettes Clogs in the shape of lion's paws French polish In very good condition Parisian work from the Empire period circa 1805