Veuve Sormani & Fils

A Régence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Side Cabinet With Lacquer Panels

France, Circa 1890

£65,000

A Superb Régence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Side Cabinet With Lacquer Panels, Firmly Attributed to Sormani. This large and imposing side cabinet has...

Dimensions

Height: 104 cm (41 in)
Width: 260 cm (103 in)
Depth: 57 cm (23 in)
REF NO : B74190

Description

A Superb Régence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Side Cabinet With Lacquer Panels, Firmly Attributed to Sormani.

This large and imposing side cabinet has a shaped Rouge des Flandres marble top above a frieze fitted with three drawers. Below are four cupboard doors each mounted with superb Chinese floral lacquer panels in gilt-bronze frames.

The unusual and striking lacquer panels depict symbolic Chinese flowers. The first panel with Hemerocallis (day lily) and wild rose. The second panel with Chrysanthemum. The third panel with Peony, Morning Glory and Bamboo. The fourth panel with Lotus. The present cabinet forms a pair with a signed example by Sormani, in the collection of Pierre Lecoules.

Date

Circa 1890

Origin

France

Medium

Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer

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