19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet, 1890s

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Chased fire-gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood with brass inlays Boulle technique. High-right corpus. … Read more Chased fire-gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood with brass inlays Boulle technique. High-right corpus. In the articulated front, there are two wide doors with an infill filled panel flanked by fittings in the form of female masks on a curved frame. Fries made from acanthus leaf fittings. Slightly protruding profiled 4 cm thick marble top plate. The brass works of contre partie are made of creeping leaves. (D-61). Wear consistent with age and use. See less