Louis XV Style Marquetry Display Cabinet with Lower Cupboard

Louis XV Style Marquetry Display Cabinet with Lower Cupboard – Napoleon III Period – 19th Century. Various woods: rosewood veneer, walnut veneer and indigenous wood, ebonised wood. Rich floral marquetry decoration to the front, top and sides. Extensive gilt bronze mounts throughout, including: bronze corner mounts on the lower door, bronze friezes framing the lower door, the waist, the glazed cabinet door and shelves, upper frieze, etc. Bronze espagnolettes to the lower door and glazed cabinet door. Pierced gallery crowning the top of the piece. The cabinet comprises: a lower section opening with a single door enclosing an interior fitted with two shelves; an upper section opening with a glazed door forming a display cabinet, with small shaped shelves on each side; a frieze drawer at the waist. The whole raised on small boulle-style feet with gilt bronze collars. A piece of fine craftsmanship.