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Creator: Paul Somani
Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.
Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.

Pair French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Display Cabinets, 19th Century Paul Somani.

By Paul Somani

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French mahogany bow fronted display cabinets, each with a gallery to the top, gilded ormolu foliate and molded mounts, central doors with a glass shelf within, a frieze drawer above a shelf beneath with a paneled back and raised on elegant cabriole legs. Signed; Paul Sormani (1817-1877), one the most important cabinetmakers of the 19th century, was born in Venice. Having trained as a cabinetmaker, he moved to Paris where he opened his first shop in 1847 specializing in furniture made in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style. When she decorated her palace, Empress Eugenie, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III, who was particularly fond of furniture in the 18th century styles, engaged Sormani to create spectacular pieces to compliment her period examples. Sormani was able to meet the Empress’s high standards with the excellent quality of the cabinet work, bronze mounts, use of lacquer and unusual marbles. Sormani’s firm was a maker of fine “meubles de luxe”, (deluxe furniture) whose work was described in the 1867 Exposition Universelle catalogue as “toute sa production revele une qualite d’execution de tout premier ordre”. He received a medal of premiere classe at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, followed by another medal at the 1862 exposition in London The workshop also made eclectic furniture...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Paul Somani Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

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Paul Somani case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Paul Somani case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paul Somani case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by Paul Somani were created in the Louis XVI style in france during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Victor Raulin, Maison Forest , and Maison Mercier Frères. Prices for Paul Somani case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $9,291 and can go as high as $43,358, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $32,500.