Napoleonic Era Brass Cabinet with Beveled Mirror and Brushes, 1920s

Antique brass elegant cabinet with a beveled mirror and 3 clothes brushes,
from the Napoleonic era
rich decoration; It was made in the 19th century with brass decorations made using the Repousse method (deboning).
embossed plates were handmade with a wooden back;
Replicating - decorating products in ancient times consisted of: Sheet metal by cold cutting out holes, giving a convex pattern on the other side. The repoussé technique was used to decorate malleable and forged metals - mainly gold, silver, copper, brass and iron. Hammers were used - hard, soft and carved, punk and soft. Although mirrors play a very important role, they were actually made using the ancient mercury technique, which involved applying metal to a series of layers of tin flattened on glass, and then the mercury was smoothed and polished with a special stone and buffered with a mixture, which is why it was called "living silver". This technique was developed by a Venetian glass master (Maestro Dal Gallo 1507); The Republic of Venice kept the work a secret, but over time it leaked out of the city and spread to European countries, especially France: the Gallery of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles is decorated with hundreds of mercury mirrors!
Very decorative work. Handmade in France between 1800 and 1899.
Dimensions of the entire mirror
Height :
- 52cm.
Width
- 27.5 cm.
Depth
- 7.5cm + handle
Mirror
- 19cm.
- 11cm.
Good condition, traces of inactive wood-eaters on the back of the cabinet.
Cracks in the brass sheet at the hinges and corners.
Everything is visible in the photos.