Small Cartonnier Buffet In Louis XV Style Marquetry - Louis XVI - Late Nineteenth

Small decorative sideboard, in Rosewood and Amaranth veneer, Louis XV / Louis XVI transition style, in 2 bodies. It consists in the upper part of a Cartonnier, with 2 rows of 3 small drawers, with pull buttons and leather fronts lined with golden friezes. It is decorated at its top with a bronze decoration representing 2 cherubs. Below, it has a clock with a black background and a golden rim, fitted with its original mechanism. It is surrounded on either side by a green tinted wooden marquetry, a color that is also found below the dial, in a marquetry with geometric shapes of various tones. A rectangular mirror, set back, completes this 1st sideboard body. The top of the lower part of this piece of furniture offers a marquetry composed of 4 rectangles framed by a thin border. This 2nd body opens in a belt by a drawer, embellished with an inlaid decoration reminiscent of that of the upper part. It is adorned with pull handles and a brass lock. This one is in working order and comes with its key. Under this drawer there is a shelf, covered with a piece of leather framed with subtle flower decorations. It opens with 2 pull handles. Finally, the last part of this 2nd body offers 2 storage shelves, respectively 28.5 and 28 cm high and closing with 2 doors, one equipped with a lock, the other with a metal clasp at the bottom. The facades of these doors are decorated with rosewood marquetry representing checkerboards with an amaranth wood surround. On its sides, stained wood marquetry embellishes this sideboard, while at its corners and at the bottom, there are scraps of bronze. Finally, brass rods hug the contours of the bottom of the cabinet and bronze clogs adorn its front legs. The back of the cabinet and the bottoms of the drawers are in oak. Perfect condition after restoration in our workshop. Waxed finish on hard bottom.

Period: 2nd part of the 19th century Dimensions: Length: 91 cm Width: 39 cm Width with open shelf: 67 cm Height upper element: 79 cm Height lower element: 97 cm Total height of the cabinet: 176 cm Depth 6 small drawers: 5 cm Depth of apron drawer: 8 cm

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Reference 141 R