"diehl à Paris" Branded Liqueur Cabinet From The Napoleonic III Period, 19th Century

Liqueur cabinet in rosewood marquetry, thuja burl, and blackened wood inlaid with brass fillets, signed “Diehl, 19 r. Michel le Comte à Paris”* on the lock, from the Napoleonic III period, 19th century. A cabinet with a fluted finish on all sides and rounded corners, inlaid with thuja burl and rosewood, accented by frames of brass fillets and blackened wood, and resting on four small gilded bronze feet. The gilded bronze sideboard has three levels comprising two shelves of violetwood and one of solid ebony, designed to hold its original glassware set consisting of 4 carafes and sixteen engraved crystal glasses (4 glasses and a stopper were added later; one glass is missing). Original lock that works with its key *Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811–1885), a renowned cabinetmaker of German origin who established his workshop at 19 rue Michel-le-Comte in Paris in 1850. His workshops employed up to a hundred artisans, and his creations won awards at the World’s Fairs.