A pair of English ormolu-mounted Sevres-pattern porcelain, kingwood and tulipwood side cabinets
CIRCA 1860
Details
A pair of English ormolu-mounted Sevres-pattern porcelain, kingwood and tulipwood side cabinets Circa 1860
Each with a serpentine top above an acanthus frieze, centred to the front by a cupboard door opening to reveal an interior fitted with an adjustable shelf, flanked to each side by a serpentine glazed door, the silk-lined interior fitted with an adjustable shelf, on four bun feet; the porcelain panels depicting cherubs, birds, flowers and fruits
45¾ in. (116 cm.) high; 72 in. (183 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)
Lot Essay
One of these cabinets is illustrated in C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Woodbridge, 1989, p. 309.