BY EMMANUEL ZWIENER, CIRCA 1900

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A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and Vernis Martin meuble d'appui
By Emmanuel Zwiener, Circa 1900
Of bombé shape, surmounted by a serpentine Brèche Violette marble top, the carcass stamped E. ZWIENER twice, the front centred by a cupboard door, the interior headed by a drawer concealing two secret drawers, above a shelf, the front and sides each centred by a scène galante within a scrolling foliate frame, the apron centred by a flower spray, on four scroll sabots
43 in. (109 cm.) high; 43 in. (109 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849. He moved to Paris and established his workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette and is recorded as working from that address between 1880 and 1895. He produced the very finest furniture replicating articles from the Garde-Meuble National of France. His work appears to be mainly in the Louis XV rococo manner, inset with fine marquetry, Vernis Martin panels and encrusted with gilt-bronze mounts, all to the highest standards of manufacture. However, the furniture that he created in a very, florid and elaborate Louis XV style. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris in 1889, he was given a gold medal. The jury reported dès ses débuts à une Exposition universelle, [il] s'est mis au premier rang par la richesse, la hardiesse et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilement marquetés.

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