A Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bookcase
FRANCE, Circa 1870
REF No. B62250
Signed to the lock on the central door ‘Les Fils Chambon’.
dimensions
Height :177 cm | 81³/₄ in
Width :442 cm | 186 in
Depth :47 cm | 30¹/₂ in
Width :442 cm | 186 in
Depth :47 cm | 30¹/₂ in
description
A Very Large and Impressive Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Bookcase.
This very fine marquetry bookcase has a moulded cornice above a narrow central glazed door flanked to each side by a pair of glazed cupboard doors, each with two adjustable shelves and silk lined interiors. The glazed doors are flanked by two further cupboard doors with ebony and marquetry inlay. Each door has finely cast gilt-bronze borders and the bookcase is raised on a plinth with toupie feet.
This very fine marquetry bookcase has a moulded cornice above a narrow central glazed door flanked to each side by a pair of glazed cupboard doors, each with two adjustable shelves and silk lined interiors. The glazed doors are flanked by two further cupboard doors with ebony and marquetry inlay. Each door has finely cast gilt-bronze borders and the bookcase is raised on a plinth with toupie feet.
