Between-two Cabinet In Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III Period - Mid-19th Century

Side-height piece of furniture in Boulle marquetry composed of red tortoiseshell and cut brass, on a blackened wooden background. It opens on the front with a door decorated with an oval underlined by a gilt bronze rod carved with motifs. We find a band in black lacquer embellished by a half-round chiseled bronze strip. Its center features a decoration combining tortoiseshell and cut and chiseled brass marquetry essentially representing intertwined volutes embellished with foliage, flowers and a basket of fruit. The door has an original lock accompanied by its key in working order with a chiseled bronze entry. A false identical entry is positioned opposite. The mahogany veneer interior consists of two shelves of the same wood, with black varnished edges. They are placed on racks and therefore adjustable as desired. On the sides of this piece of furniture we find canted uprights inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell. In the upper part, each angle is embellished with a superb bronze representing a finely chiseled mermaid and the lower part, bronze falls. Each blackened wooden side has a brass thread embedded in its perimeter with a rosette at the corners and in the center of the panel, a bronze representing a mask in the style of Louis XIV. The base part is embellished with brass nets and a large bronze depicting a face in the center. The piece of furniture as a whole has important gadrooned moldings. At the top, an original black marble is embedded and follows the curved lines of the Cabinet. This in-between piece of furniture in Boulle marquetry from the Napoleon III period is exceptional for its narrow width and rich ornamentation.

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Period: Napoleon III, mid-19th century

Perfect condition after restoration in our workshop. Buffer varnish finish. Furniture entirely dismountable by a simple system of assembly by screws of reminders.

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Dimensions: Height: 106 cm Width: 74 cm Depth: 40 cm

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Reference 020322