Mirror with brass repoussé frame, Louis XIV style

Mirror with "parecloses" in repoussé brass, Louis XIV style — Napoleonic era, 19th century Charming mirror known as "à la Huguenote" or "à parecloses", a highly sought-after model of 19th-century French furniture, inspired by Dutch and French mirrors from the Grand Siècle. It consists of a wooden frame dressed in repoussé and chiselled brass plates, with a rich rococo decor: scrolls, acanthus leaves, and beaded friezes run all around the central bevelled glass. The pediment, widely developed, is crowned with a top shell and adorned in its centre with a basket of fruits (bunches, pears, apples) surrounded by volutes and pierced foliage, with a second shell at the lower part of the pediment. On either side of the central glass, the "parecloses" (padded side strips and mirror on the pediment, characteristic of this type of mirror) The mercury glass shows slight oxidation at the edges (speckles/blemishes visible at the top of the mirror), which is quite normal and even sought after in this type of antique piece, attesting to its authenticity. Height 59 cm Width 32 cm Depth 4.5 cm