A massive French late 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood, satiné and marquetry meuble à hauteur d'appui
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by Forest, Paris circa 1890
the brèche d'Alep marble top above a pair of glazed doors flanked to each side by a further door, the interiors fitted with shelves, with a scrolling acanthus leaf to each corner, on cabriole feet and foliate cast sabots, the top of one door with a bronze plaque signed Forest/ Paris/ 31 r.Cambacérès,
282cm wide, 49cm deep, 151cm high (111" wide, 19" deep, 59" high).
Maison Forest was established at 14 rue Pierre-Picard in 1883 and at 31 rue Cambaceres, Paris. The firm is well known for the high quality of its gilt-bronze mounts and furniture.
Literature:
Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Dictionnaire des Ebénistes et Menuisiers du 19e siècle, Les éditions de l'Amateur, 1989.
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