Lot 131

131

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND GILT-DECORATED JAPANESE LACQUER CABINET

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND GILT-DECORATED JAPANESE LACQUER CABINET

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE LACQUER 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND GILT-DECORATED JAPANESE LACQUER CABINET
BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE LACQUER 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The three-quarter galleried top above two cabinet doors with lacquer panels, raised on two low cabinet doors, the lockplate signed 'P. SORMANI/10 rue Charlot/Paris'
65 in. (165 cm.) high, 43 ¼ in. (110 cm.) wide, 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Lot Essay

This rare cabinet by Paul Sormani balances a traditional, albeit restrained, Louis XVI style form with sumptuous 18th century Japanese lacquer panels. For a similar example by Sormani of the same date, see C. Payne, Paris Furniture: The Luxury Market of the 19th Century, 2018, p. 88.

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