A Louis XVI style ormolu and Sevres porcelain-mounted bois satine and sycamore partial bonheur du jour
A Louis XVI style ormolu and Sevres porcelain-mounted bois satine and sycamore partial bonheur du jour

IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, THE CABINET CIRCA 1830, THE PORCELAIN LIKELY CIRCA 1770

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A Louis XVI style ormolu and Sevres porcelain-mounted bois satine and sycamore partial bonheur du jour
In the manner of Adam Weisweiler, The cabinet circa 1830, The porcelain likely circa 1770
Of demi-lune shape, the three-quarter lattice galleried top inset with white marble, above a scrolling acanthus panelled frieze and central door inset with an oval plaque painted with a ribbon-bound bouquet of flowers, the corners each with a triangular flower-painted plaque, all with pale turquoise pointillé ground, the interior with a single shelf, above a drawer inset with three octagonal shaped plaques, flanked on each side by a panelled alcove with two marble-inset galleried shelves, above chandelle-cast panels, the square projecting angles with fluted and engine-turned uprights, the back with partially visible triple fleur-de-lys Restauration Royal brand, stamped II and with painted Rothschild inventory number R174, the door lock with inscription H. Courtois to the reverse, lacking lower section
22½in. (57.2cm.) high; 35¼in. (89.5cm.) wide; 11¾in. (29.7cm.) deep

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