A French mid-19th century ormolu, silvered metal, aventurine glass and blue coloured glass mounted ebony and ebonised breakfront meuble d'appui
A French mid-19th century ormolu, silvered metal, aventurine glass and blue coloured glass mounted ebony and ebonised breakfront meuble d'appui
probably made for the Ottoman or Russian market
With an onyx top and gadroon mounted edge moulding above a frieze mounted with a trailing branch issuing C- and S-scrolls, foliage and flowers, over a central panelled door mounted with flowers, berried foliage, two cockerels and scrolled acanthus centred by a Flora mask, enclosing one long shelf, flanked by two smaller panelled doors each with a central arched panel inset with scrolled foliage, floral, shell and lion mask mount hung with a ribbon-tied martial trophy pendant comprising fasces di combattimento, weapons, banners, trumpets, drums and a suit of armour, with a floral bouquet and scrolled foliate mount below, interspersed by flowerhead and entrelac chute angles, flanked by projecting canted angles each with concave panelling mounted with pendant C-scrolls, rosettes and rocaille centred by an entwined floral wreath mount, above a shell, scrolled acanthus and floral cast apron mount, on foliate capped spiral reeded toupie sabots, with tortoiseshell veneered rear pilaster angles, some losses and some composition replaced segments to the blue coloured glass, restorations, 165cm wide x 56cm deep x 99cm high, (64 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 38 1/2in high)
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A French mid-19th century ormolu, silvered metal, aventurine glass and blue coloured glass mounted ebony and ebonised breakfront meuble d'appui
probably made for the Ottoman or Russian market
With an onyx top and gadroon mounted edge moulding above a frieze mounted with a trailing branch issuing C- and S-scrolls, foliage and flowers, over a central panelled door mounted with flowers, berried foliage, two cockerels and scrolled acanthus centred by a Flora mask, enclosing one long shelf, flanked by two smaller panelled doors each with a central arched panel inset with scrolled foliage, floral, shell and lion mask mount hung with a ribbon-tied martial trophy pendant comprising fasces di combattimento, weapons, banners, trumpets, drums and a suit of armour, with a floral bouquet and scrolled foliate mount below, interspersed by flowerhead and entrelac chute angles, flanked by projecting canted angles each with concave panelling mounted with pendant C-scrolls, rosettes and rocaille centred by an entwined floral wreath mount, above a shell, scrolled acanthus and floral cast apron mount, on foliate capped spiral reeded toupie sabots, with tortoiseshell veneered rear pilaster angles, some losses and some composition replaced segments to the blue coloured glass, restorations, 165cm wide x 56cm deep x 99cm high, (64 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 38 1/2in high)
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