AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

This bureau plat à têtes de guerriers antiques is after the celebrated model by Charles Cressent, examples of which are preserved at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire and in the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. A 19th century example, much like the present lot, is in the Salon Doré at the Elysée Palace in Paris. The model was frequently reproduced by a number of distinguished 19th century ébénistes, including Paul Sormani and Eugène Poteau.