A Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt Mahogany Dresser or Overmantel Mirror

late 19th century
the molded projecting cornice having an egg-and-dart band above the frieze with running coin decoration centered by paterae and the segmented mirror plate.
Height 55 inches.

Property of a Private Collector, Lake Forest, Illinois

Flaking to gilt decoration on ornament at base. Scattered loses to silvered backing of mirrors. Missing corner piece of top right corner. Two holes drilled into top suggest cornice piece, no longer present. Tabs in base of mirror suggest this mirror fit into a base, no longer present. Additional images available upon request.