BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, CIRCA 1865

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A Napoleon III gilt-bronze and green marble urn
By Paul Sormani, Paris, Circa 1865
The oval lid surmounted by a pomegranate finial, above a lambrequin border, flanked to each side by a seated Classical lady holding a floral swag, the bublous body above a stepped spreading socle, on a squre plinth, inscribed P. SORMNAI PARIS to the front
16½ in. (42 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Born in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venice in 1817, Paul Sormani produced standard and fantasy furniture from a number of locations in Paris from the mid-19th century. In 1858 he expanded his business, producing articles, styled from the previous century's maître ébénistes and in 1867 established workshops at 10, rue Charlot. The business continued, after his death in 1877, under the direction of his son Paul-Charles and later moved to 134 boulevard Haussman.

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