A Regence-style ormolu-mounted mahogany, kingwood and vernis Martin meuble d'appui

BY EUGÈNE DIENST, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A Regence-style ormolu-mounted mahogany, kingwood and vernis Martin meuble d'appui
By Eugène Dienst, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
The serpentine brèche violette marble top above a spreading cornice and slightly bombé case set with a cupboard door painted with a mythological scene, opening to a rosewood-lined interior with two adjustable shelves, the sides with quarter-veneered panels, above a wavy apron and splayed feet with scrolled sabots, the centre mount stamped EM, the reverse stencilled AMEUBLEMENTS/E.DIENST & FILS/PARIS/RUE DU FBG ST. ANTOINE [86]
51½ in. (130.7 cm.) high; 40¾ in. (103.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep

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Taking over his father's workshop at 86, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in 1871, Eugène Dienst remained there until the end of the century. He was awarded a gold medal for his exhibits at the Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle.

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