Object Description
Circa 1860. Finest quality French ormolu mounted kingwood cabinet/bookcase. The polished top with quartered kingwood panels surrounded by a quality ormolu (gilded bronze) pierced gallery, with a brass moulded fore-edge over a cushion drawer with elaborate rococo handles and escutcheon. The two glazed doors with four ormolu bordered glass panels, opening to bookcase with3 satinwood shelves, all resting on a moulded base with ormolu mounts and brass sabots. The canted corners with further ormolu mounts and the sides with matching quartered beautifully figured kingwood.