Antique French Napoleon III Ebony Ormolu Marble Sevres Porcelain Credenza 1860

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A fine antique French Napoleon III burl inlaid with a marble top and ormolu mounted credenza/cabinet, inset with a Sevres … more A fine antique French Napoleon III burl inlaid with a marble top and ormolu mounted credenza/cabinet, inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait plaque, circa 1860.
The three door cabinet having a white varigated cararra marble top, below are inlaid burl walnut panels and inlaid geometric devices. To the center is a door inlaid and mounted with gilt bronze and to the center is a large oval Sevres porcelain plaque, with a hand-painted portrait of Marie Antoinette. Flanked by a pair of inlaid glazed doors, each enclosing two shelves, the cabinet having gilt cast bronze corbel brackets to the top & bottom, the cabinet is raised on a stepped base with bracket feet. The interior of the cabinet is lined with the original blue velvet, condition is good, this very elegant credenza is ready to grace your space. less