A LOUIS XV STYLE BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET

MID-19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO BEURDELEY

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A LOUIS XV STYLE BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED CABINET
Mid-19th Century, Attributed to Beurdeley
The shaped eared black marble top above a pair of serpentine doors enclosing shelves, the shaped angles mounted with cherub heads issuing candlearms, on short cabriole legs with rocaille-cast sabots, decorated overall with chinoiserie scenes
63in. (159cm.) high, 32in. (81cm.) wide, 16in. (42.5cm.) high

Lot Essay

A closely related cabinet, possibly the example offered here, appears in a Paris exhibition catalogue of the mid-19th Century illustrating the stand of the celebrated Parisian firm of Beurdeley, which specialized in meubles de WXE in a variety of 18th Century styles.