A FRENCH ENAMEL-MOUNTED EBONY CABINET
A FRENCH ENAMEL-MOUNTED EBONY CABINET
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A FRENCH ENAMEL-MOUNTED EBONY CABINET

BY J. TIGNAT, PARIS, DATED 1889

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A FRENCH ENAMEL-MOUNTED EBONY CABINET
BY J. TIGNAT, PARIS, DATED 1889
Of architectural outshape inset overall with Limoges-style plaques, the broken-pediment with urn finials and centred by an 'EL' monogram, above a stepped cornice and entablature with enamel plaques titled 'VINCI', 'ARCHIMÈDE', 'BEETHOVEN', 'RACINE', 'LEPAUTE', 'RAPHAËL', 'MOLIÈRE', 'MICHEL-ANGE', the door panels with muses titled 'MUSIQUE' and 'ASTROLOGIE' and thier reverse with 'ARCHITECTURE' and 'ARITHMETIQUE', the lockplate engraved '1889 J. TIGNAT Ebéniste Dessinateur Paris', the interior with an arrangement of seven drawers and two false drawers, the angles with fluted columns with Ionic capitals, the sides with muses titled 'GEOMETRIE' and 'SCULPTURE', on a stepped base with drawer, the apron cartouche carved 1889, on four feet with outscrolled legs, the interior with card stamped 'ÉBÉNISTERIE D'ART J. TIGNAT ÉBÉNISTE-DESSINATEUR SPéCIALITé POUR EMAUX RUE FRANçOIS-MIRON, 86, PARIS'
28¼ in. (72 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 9¾ in. (25 cm.) deep

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