FURNITURE WITH TWENTY-TWO PORCELAIN PLATES of rectangular shape, in curly marquetry, satin-finished, with gilded bronze ornamentation and twenty-two porcelain plates on a celestial blue background with gold highlights in the style of Sèvres. The...

FURNITURE WITH TWENTY-TWO PORCELAIN PLATES of rectangular shape, in curly marquetry, satin-finished, with gilded bronze ornamentation and twenty-two porcelain plates on a celestial blue background with gold highlights in the style of Sèvres. The uprights and entablature, encircled between two ingot moulds, alternate cartouches of porcelain plaques with bouquets of flowers and bronze sconces with plant motifs. The piece of furniture opens with a leaf decorated in the centre with a large porcelain medallion illustrating a gallant scene in a landscape with Pierrot offering a bouquet of roses to Colombine. The scene - set in a rich frame with flowers, scrolls and foliage - is surrounded at the four corners by porcelain plaques with floral bouquets. The piece of furniture rests on a scrolled plinth also decorated with bronze. Very rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes, including an ingot mould, bronze frames and wall lights. It is topped with a white marble moulding. Quality work from the 19th century, in the taste of DIEHL. Height. 110.5 Length. 85.5 Depth. 48 cm. (disjointed lock, marble splinters, misses and small accidents). "Piece of furniture at standing height" decorated with twenty-two porcelain plates. Work in the taste of Diehl in the 19th century. The plates of our piece of furniture undeniably refer to the style of the first porcelain of the 18th century by the Manufacture de Sèvres. Many cabinetmakers of the Second Empire offered furniture in this taste. Henry Dasson, Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Paul Sormani, Moritz-Meyer, the Monbro dynasty or even the Giroux house in collaboration with master cabinetmakers are part of this genre and even surpass their illustrious predecessors. Our cabinet at support height is not signed by one of these cabinetmakers. Nevertheless, the important medallion placed in the centre of the leaf recalls the treatment of Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1972- . Several comparable pieces of furniture are attributed to him, including a cabinet opening through two doors (New York sale, Christie's, 19-20 October 2011, no. 6), presenting a similar composition. The important medallions are inscribed in the centre in a rich gilded bronze frame. However, anonymous commercial productions also offer very similar general forms and striking similarities in the design of the bronzes. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.