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IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu mounted kingwood Vernis Martin vitrine
In the Louis XVI style, late 19th Century
Surmounted by a breakfront brèche violette marble top above a frieze with scrolling foliage, above a bevelled glazed door surmounting a Vernis Martin panel, the lockplate bearing the inscription P.SORMANI, flanked to each side by a bevelled panel surmounting a similar Vernis Martin panel, the sides similarly decorated, the interior fitted with two glazed shelves, with a mirrored back, above a mirrored shelf, on cabriole legs, each with a paw sabot
63¼in. (161cm.) high; 44½in. (113cm.) wide; 15¾in. (40cm.) deep
In the Louis XVI style, late 19th Century
Surmounted by a breakfront brèche violette marble top above a frieze with scrolling foliage, above a bevelled glazed door surmounting a Vernis Martin panel, the lockplate bearing the inscription P.SORMANI, flanked to each side by a bevelled panel surmounting a similar Vernis Martin panel, the sides similarly decorated, the interior fitted with two glazed shelves, with a mirrored back, above a mirrored shelf, on cabriole legs, each with a paw sabot
63¼in. (161cm.) high; 44½in. (113cm.) wide; 15¾in. (40cm.) deep
Provenance
Sold, Christie's London, 24th February 2000, lot 208
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