A FRENCH ORMOLU AND SEVRES PORCELAIN-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE AND SYCAMORE CABINET
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, THE CABINET CIRCA 1830, THE PORCELAIN PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of demi-lune shape, the three-quarter lattice galleried top inset with white marble, above a scrolling acanthus panelled frieze and central door with an oval plaque painted with a ribbon-tied bouquet of flowers, the corners each with a triangular flower-painted plaque, all with pale turquoise pointill ground, the interior with a single shelf, above a drawer inset with three octagonal shaped plaques, flanked on each side by a panelled alcove with two marble-inset galleried shelves, above chandelle-cast panels, the square projecting angles with fluted and engine-turned uprights, the back with partially visible triple fleur-de-lys Restauration Royal brand, stamped II and with painted Rothschild inventory number R174, the door lock with inscription H. Courtois to the reverse, orignally conceived as a bonheur du jour and lacking lower section
22 in. (57.2 cm.) high; 35 in. (89.5 cm.) wide; 11 in. (29.7 cm.) deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND SEVRES PORCELAIN-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE AND SYCAMORE CABINET
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, THE CABINET CIRCA 1830, THE PORCELAIN PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of demi-lune shape, the three-quarter lattice galleried top inset with white marble, above a scrolling acanthus panelled frieze and central door with an oval plaque painted with a ribbon-tied bouquet of flowers, the corners each with a triangular flower-painted plaque, all with pale turquoise pointill ground, the interior with a single shelf, above a drawer inset with three octagonal shaped plaques, flanked on each side by a panelled alcove with two marble-inset galleried shelves, above chandelle-cast panels, the square projecting angles with fluted and engine-turned uprights, the back with partially visible triple fleur-de-lys Restauration Royal brand, stamped II and with painted Rothschild inventory number R174, the door lock with inscription H. Courtois to the reverse, orignally conceived as a bonheur du jour and lacking lower section
22 in. (57.2 cm.) high; 35 in. (89.5 cm.) wide; 11 in. (29.7 cm.) deep