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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY EBONY SIDE CABINET
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY EBONY SIDE CABINET
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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL `BOULLE' MARQUETRY EBONY SIDE CABINET

BY MATHIEU BEFORT, DIT BEFORT JEUNE, PARIS, CIRCA 1870

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY EBONY SIDE CABINET
BY MATHIEU BEFORT, DIT BEFORT JEUNE, PARIS, CIRCA 1870
With three cabinet doors opening to one compartment with one shelf, the top of the carcass stamped four times 'BEFORT JEUNE'
43 ½ in. (110.5 cm.) high; 74 in. (188 cm.) wide; 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square not collected from Christie’s by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Cadogan Tate. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Cadogan Tate Ltd. All collections will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

Another cabinet of this model also signed by Befort Jeune sold Christie’s, London, 6 March 2014, lot 138 (£98,500). Mathieu Befort, dit Befort Jeune (d. 1880), was the son of Jean-Baptiste Befort (d. 1840), who established his Paris workshops in 1817 in the faubourg Saint-Honoré. He was a brother of Bernard Befort, ébéniste-marqueteur and antiquaire and like him specialised in meubles de Boulle. The firm received a medal at the 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie française. Befort Jeune was recorded at Neuves-Saint-Gilles from 1844 until 1880.

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