"Bonheur Du Jour- France, Napoleon III Era, Signed Gradé , Rue De La Pin Ebonized Wood."
Splendid, elegant bonheur du jour from the Napoleon III era, in ebonized wood. On the front, inlaid ornaments in mother-of-pearl and copper, framed by gilded bronze friezes. Double door stand decorated with bronze caryatids, a drawer with a hinged writing shelf inside which there is a large compartment, shaped legs. Signed Grade' – Rue de la Paix,23 – on the lock. Louis Grade' was an excellent cabinetmaker specializing in "marqueterie" who also worked at the court of the King of Spain, Ferdinand VII. In 1851 at the World Exhibition in London he received a special mention. Period: 19th century Dimensions: 126x78x47 cm 
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