Lot Essay
A related cabinet is illustrated in C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Woodbridge, 1989, p.276.
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CIRCA 1890
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A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and Vernis Martin display cabinet
Circa 1890
Of bomb shape, surmounted by a tapering pediment above a central door with Vernis Martin genre scene, opening to reveal an interior fitted with three shelves, flanked to each side by a smaller serpentine glazed door with mirrored interior, on four cabriole legs, each headed by a foliate clasp, on conforming sabots
70 in. (178 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) wide; 23 in. (60 cm.) deep
Circa 1890
Of bomb shape, surmounted by a tapering pediment above a central door with Vernis Martin genre scene, opening to reveal an interior fitted with three shelves, flanked to each side by a smaller serpentine glazed door with mirrored interior, on four cabriole legs, each headed by a foliate clasp, on conforming sabots
70 in. (178 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) wide; 23 in. (60 cm.) deep