Large And Rare Bibliotheque Or Vitrine Boulle Signed Befort Jeune ép. Napoleon III Napoleon 3

ATTENTION: FURNITURE being restored in our Catalan workshops, will be available restored for the end of August, to be reserved now DESCRIPTION: rare large display case, stamped with the BEFORT Jeune house, leading cabinetmaker from the second half of the 19th century. Model in blackened wood and brown tortoiseshell marquetry, underlined with numerous brass threads. It opens on the front with two partially glazed leaves, with applied decoration on the lower part of Ceres (goddess of the harvest) and Dyonisos (God of wine and vine). Very rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes, with a very elaborate upper cornice, multiple ingot molds, beautiful high and low chutes Distinctive signs of the BEFORT house with its chutes, its embedded ingot molds, its butt spandrels, and all the other classic codes of the Befort house. Showcases and bookcases by this cabinetmaker are rare, the latter having concentrated more on cabinets. Important dimensions for this rather impressive piece of furniture. DIMENSIONS: H 235 x W 120 x D 40 PERIOD: Napoleon III circa 1865 CABINETMAKER: Mathieu BEFORT known as "BEFORT Jeune" AVAILABILITY: end of AUGUST PRICE: €12,900 restored