Napoleon III Library

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Large and elegant Napoleon III library in blackly ornamented black pear, opening by three doors with five shelves.
This furniture … Read more Large and elegant Napoleon III library in blackly ornamented black pear, opening by three doors with five shelves.
This furniture is composed in front of a rectangle central door and two narrower side doors. These doors have a glass surrounded by a scalped chopped bronze baguette that enjoys angles with Greek corners. In the lower part, they are equipped with a panel with floral motifs encrusted with chopped brass representing volutes and foliage with delicate curves. The panels are also surrounded by a carved bronze baguette and several brass fillets. Partly high and lateral from the central door, two large bronze sculptures representing a woman's face surrounded by scrolls decorate this library.
The locks are of origins and in perfect working order.
Inside this Napoleon III furniture we find five oak shelves with in front of a blackened pear embellished with two brass fillets.
On the sides of this library, quarter-circle amounts benefit partly high large bronze falls representing rolongs and nodes Louis XVI. Below, four grooves are embellished with brass asparagus.
At the top, a pediment decorated with brass inlays with arabesque patterns is overcome by a cornice composed of moldings and shaped bronze elements.
The base consists of a large baseboard with resident angles, encrusted with brass fillets, also surmounted by a bronze baguette on a protruding field.
The assembly rests on four feet top at the front and two at the back, with scalloped bronze collar.
Graceful and refined, this large 19th century library will delight you with the fineness of its ornamentations and unique dimensions.

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Time: nineteenth
Excellent inner and outdoor condition. Back in solid oak. Fully removable by reminder screw. Restoration in our workshop. Pannished finish at the buffer.
Dimensions:
Width: 188 cm
Depth: 48 cm
Height: 229 cm

Ref. 600 r See less