Lot 53
53
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, SATINWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, SATINWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET

THE MOUNTS BY VICTOR PAILLARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, SATINWOOD AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET
THE MOUNTS BY VICTOR PAILLARD, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The eared rectangular inset Sarrancolin Ilhet marble top above a scrolled acanthus and foliate-cast frieze, fronted with a central relief-cast plaque of playful putti, signed VP beneath a crown, above a pair of cupboard doors with marquetry ovals of neoclassical trophies against a lozenge parquetry ground, the interior with an adjustable shelf, the sides with marquetry floral branches, the angles with tapering pilasters on toupie feet, the back stencilled 'FROM S&H JEWELLS FURNITURE WAREHOUSES HOLBORN'
45¼ in. (115 cm.) high; 53 in. (134½ cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

One of the best known bronziers of the Napoleon III period, Victor Paillard (d. 1886) opened his own business in the 1830s of 'bronze d'art et d'ameublement' at 105 boulevard Beaumarchais and 6 rue Saint-Claude, first showing his own work at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie in 1839. His bronzes are usually marked with the initials VP surmounted with a closed crown, such as on the present cabinet which is a collaboration with an unknown ébéniste.

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