Object Description
A Striking Pair of Napoleon IIIĀ Meubles d’Appui
The Marquetry attributed to Joseph Cremer
Constructed from tulipwood with inlay of various specimen woods including harewood, fruitwood, ashwood and boxwood, ormolu mounted throughout, the shaped apron of each cabinet supported on ebonised feet, the corners dressed with male and female bronze caryatids flanking the central cupboard doors centred with symmetrical oval panels of floral marquetry on a dark background and further marquetry in the spandrels, the concave sides decorated in a conforming manner of floral marquetry; single lockable drawers housed in the frieze below the inset moulded St-Anne grey marble tops.
French, circa 1850