# 2 is plain crude and ugly - completely lacking typical French elegance, if I may for a moment put on such a haughty hat. Have you ever seen a worse fleur de lis motif attempt anywhere? - the upside down effort at the bottom even more offending. Not to mention the lack of finesse and balance in the rest of the artwork. If this mirror is really old and really French, it is probably the reason why the guillotine was invented before the revolution. (Only joking!)
The apparent damage to the crowning embellishment at the top of # 1 as well as some other telltale markings may, if they are not fake, indicate that this is indeed a piece from yesteryear.
My guess is that the fake #2 was probably made by some impoverished 3rd world victim of some evil empire who has had only a brush with the original culture - may some steemian relief reach them soon!