A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood and red lacquer meuble d'appui

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

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A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood and red lacquer meuble d'appui
By Paul Sormani, Paris, First quarter 20th Century
With white marble rectangular top above egg-and-dart moulding, with a pair of cupboard doors below each inset with a chinoiserie red lacquer and gilt-decorated panel depicting pavilions and figures, the interior with three adjustable shelves and a pair of drawers, the lock-plate signed SORMANI 134, Bd Haussmann, PARIS, on plinth base, the marble top repaired, the right-hand egg-and-dart side return moulding lacking
58¼in. (148cm.) wide; 62¾in. (159.5cm.) high; 17¾in. (45cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The firm established in Paris in 1847 by Paul Sormani, exhibited consistently at the International shows during the second half of the century. In 1867 the firm moved to 10, rue Charlot. Following the founders death in 1877, it continued under the direction of his wife and subsequently his son. After the Great War they merged with Thiebaux and moved their premises to 134, boulevard Haussmann, where it continued until 1934.

A related cabinet by Sormani is illustrated in D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 587.

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