Mathieu Befort Jeune
A Pair of Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Hardstone-Mounted Ebonised Pedestal-Cabinets
£58,000
A Pair of Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Hardstone-Mounted Ebonised Pedestal-Cabinets by Mathieu Befort (Befort Jeune). Stamped 'MB' to the reverse of...
Dimensions
Height: 135 cm (54 in)Width: 61 cm (25 in)
Depth: 42 cm (17 in)
Description
A Pair of Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Hardstone-Mounted Ebonised Pedestal-Cabinets by Mathieu Befort (Befort Jeune).
Stamped ‘MB’ to the reverse of the top corner mounts for Mathieu Befort, (Befort Jeune).
This impressive pair of ebonised pedestals have fine gilt-bronze mounts and superb Florentine Pietre Dure hardstone inlaid panels.
Of square tapering form they have an inset white marble top above a tapering brass-inlaid body with figural, acanthus cast, term figures to the angles and fronted by a panelled door mounted with a fine hardstone relief of ribbon-tied fruiting garland with a perching bird; the door opening to a mahogany veneered interior with a fixed shelf. The pedestals are raised on plinth bases with shaped aprons centred by pierced-shell clasps.
French, Circa 1870.
Date
Circa 1870
Origin
French
Medium
Pietre Dure
Signature
Stamped 'MB' to the reverse of the top corner mounts for Mathieu Befort | (Befort Jeune).