Important 19th Century Carved And Inlaid Bookcase

An important, richly carved and inlaid walnut bookcase.

The upper section features four glazed doors. It is lavishly carved with masks, relief friezes, acanthus leaves, and floral motifs.
The uprights are adorned with historical, genre, and literary scenes inlaid and pyrographed in various woods, pewter, and mother-of-pearl.
The projecting capitals and cornices are carved with roses and animal heads, and at the center, a crowned heraldic coat of arms and rose marquetry.
The lower section, with secret compartments and a top inlaid and pyrographed with flowers and archangels, opens with four threaded doors of various woods, decorated with openwork friezes interspersed with uprights carved with stylized motifs, leaves, and flowers in relief.
19th-century work, circa 1840
Dimensions: Length 334 cm x Height 365 cm x Depth 68 cm