Neo-Renaissance Cabinet by P. Sormani and attr. to E. Lièvre, France, Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani, Edouard Lievre
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed twice on the lock P. SORMANI 10 rue Charlot Paris
Rare neo-Renaissance cabinet in carved wood and Portor marble, adorned with chiseled and gilded bronze.
The upper, part, surmounted by a frieze of posts and marble cabochons, consists of a central door decorated with a carved panel representing the birth of Venus, framed by two pairs of ringed and fluted columns with Corinthians capitals in gilded bronze revealing two doors with secret opening. Two drawers with lion’s head shaped handles and a central drawer decorated with tracery in gilded bronze complete the upper part of this cabinet.
In the lower part, two drawers on the belt with diamond...
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Antique 1870s French Renaissance Cabinets