"Support Furniture Signed Befort Boulle Marquetry With Plates In Sevres Napoleon III Napoleon 3"
DESCRIPTION: very beautiful and elegant support unit in Boulle marquetry from the Napoleon III period, stamped by BEFORT Jeune, a leading cabinetmaker from the second half of the 19th century. Very rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes, with a very ornate upper gallery, multiple ingot molds, beautiful high and low falls, angles. Sevres porcelain medallion signed on the door, representing two young girls, one playing the harp, two other porcelain plaques on the uprights. apron decorated with a mascaron and croissants. Mahogany interior with one shelf. Montpellier gray marble top. DIMENSIONS: H 120 x L 87 x D 38 PERIOD: Napoleon III circa 1865 CABINET MAKER: Mathieu BEFORT known as "BEFORT Jeune" AVAILABILITY: immediate PRICE: €4,500 restored