Auguste-Hippolyte Sauvrezy
A Pair of Napoleon III Ebony and Pietre Dure Bookcases
£58,000
A Very Fine Pair of Napoleon III Style Ebony and Pietre Dure Bookcases Attributed to Auguste-Hippolyte Sauvrezy (1815-1854). This exceptional pair of...
Dimensions
Height: 278 cm (110 in)Width: 155 cm (62 in)
Depth: 52 cm (21 in)
Description
A Very Fine Pair of Napoleon III Style Ebony and Pietre Dure Bookcases Attributed to Auguste-Hippolyte Sauvrezy (1815-1854).
This exceptional pair of ebonised bookcases each have a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors set within finely cast gilt-bronze frames and enclosing three adjustable shelves, all above a frieze drawer and a pair of cupboards with moulded frames.
The frieze beneath the cornice is inlaid with panels of Brèche Violette marble centred by a lozenge of Rouge Griotte. The uprights and frieze drawer of each bookcase are inlaid in Sarrancolin with cabochons of Lapis Lazuli; the frieze drawer centred by a lozenge of Verde Antico.
Sauvrezy, specialised in ebonised furniture often in the classical style and nearly always incorporating pietre dure or fine hard stone inlay.
Date
Circa 1850
Origin
France
Medium
Ebonised Wood
Signature
The Locks Signed 'Huby Fils'.