A FINE AND LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND BOIS SATINÉ THREE-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE, IN THE MANNER OF CHARLES CRESSENT, BY EMMANUEL ZWIENER, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A FINE AND LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND BOIS SATINÉ THREE-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE
IN THE MANNER OF CHARLES CRESSENT, BY EMMANUEL ZWIENER, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a bed, a commode and a large vanity and mirror; the commode with brèche de Medici marble top above two drawers mounted with rocaille encadrements and putti suspending a tight-rope-walking monkey, the angles with espangolette busts, the sides similarly decorated with a tight-rope-walking hound, the vanity and bed decorated en suite, the vanity fitted with two side cabinets each with matching brèche de Medici marble top and enclosing a shelf, the reverse of the mounts variously incised 'ZN'
The commode: 38 in. (96.5 cm.) high, 62 ½ in. (159 cm.) wide, 26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) deep
The bed: 66 ½ in. (169 cm.) high, 77 ½ in. (197 cm.) wide, 85 ½ in. (217 cm.) deep
The vanity: 92 ½ in. (235 cm.) high, 72 ¾ in. (185 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.5 cm.) deep

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