A gilt-bronze-mounted fruitwood inlaid amaranth dressing table mirror Restauration, circa 1825

in the manner of Molitor, the octagonal hinged mirror flanked on either side by a flaring baluster leaf cast column, each surmounted by a candle-nozzle in the form of a campana vase which releases a spring-operated drawer in the side with gilt-bronze receptacles for ink pot and sander, above a further drawer, the escutcheon in the form of a butterfly, the front with ribbon-tied floral swags above a leather-lined writing slide; the wreath mounts later

Colour of wood less orange and gilt-bronze mounts less greenish and much more attractive than in the catalogue illustration. Very attractive detail to casting on mounts. Interesting mechanism. Some hairline construction cracks across the top which have been well restored and are hardly noticeable. The top is slightly more faded than the rest, but can be repolished according to taste. In overall good conserved condition.
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Comparative Literature:
Ulrich Leben, Molitor, London, 1992, p. 149.