A Florentine ormolu-mounted, porphyry, lapis lazuli and pietre dure-mounted ebonised cabinet on stand

A Florentine ormolu-mounted, porphyry, lapis lazuli and pietre dure-mounted ebonised cabinet on stand
Circa 1880
Of rectangular breakfront form, the top with balustrade mounted with four foliate and fruit finials, the central section comprising seven concealed drawers, as a pedimented portico with central niche enclosing the figure of a saint, flanked to each side by a further four drawers, each inset with two pietre dure panels depicting Roman ruins and town and waterscapes, the sides inlaid with a siena, lapis lazuli and pietra dura panel, the lower section with shaped frieze with three finials, on four twisted column supports to the front and a pair of plain supports to the back, joined by a stretcher
65 in. (167 cm.) wide; 89 in. (227.3 cm.) high; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep