19th Century Ebonised Boulle Cabinet, 1860s

Description

A superb quality mid 19th Century ebonised, boulle and ormolu mounted two door cabinet, the rectangular shaped ebonised top above … more A superb quality mid 19th Century ebonised, boulle and ormolu mounted two door cabinet, the rectangular shaped ebonised top above a frieze with ormolu beading running along the top and bottom with intricate and highly decorative boulle in between, two doors below opening to reveal a gold velvet lined interior with two fixed shelves, the door fronts having wonderful intricate boulle decoration and shaped panels at the centre, columns either side incorporating bold ormolu figure mounts and acanthus leaf, each side of the cabinet having brass inlay of rectangular form with ormolu circular patraes in each corner with a large ormolu mount at the centre, supported on a shaped plinth base with further ormolu beading and a large ormolu mount at the centre. Fabulous quality and in excellent condition. Circa 1860. less