Unique Napoleon III Cigar Box Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, France 19th Century

Elegant Cabinet Napoleon III, One Door In Brass Boulle Marquetry Style, in a dark wood veneer background, with motifs of scrolls, interlacing, volutes, flowers and bouquets. Beautif...

Boulle Marquetry cabinet Stamped Befort Jeune in Napoleon III Period" Beautiful piece of furniture from the Befort house, in brass and pewter boule marquetry on an ebony veneer back...

Beautiful Napoleon III period sideboard in Louis XIV style, signed Diehl with two detached columns decorated with asparagus and ingot molds, rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes with...

Column Cabinet In Boulle Marquetry Stamped by Diehl Beautiful Napoleon III period sideboard with two detached columns decorated with asparagus and ingot molds, rich gilt bronze orn...

This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood in furniture, inlaid designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal, marble etc. In addition, to express the royal style, the "Boulle" style also uses a large amount of gilded copper on the furniture, such as tiger claw decoration, mirror border decoration, leaf decoration, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded legs. This is a pretty prominent highlight in the overall black and gold color scheme. Moreover, the head of a woman is in the middle of the cabinet with waves in her hair and grape vines could be representing the Greek goddes of spring Spring. Surrounding the head are beautiful acanthus motifs incorporated in every layer and surface of the cabinet. Symmetricallly on the left and right side of the head are two identical faces, with one being the lock of the cabinet where key goes. The four corners of the cabinet have blooming carnations to create a feeling of spring coming. The details are collaged, decorated with golden bronze leaves in a classic French style. On the edges of the cabinet are sculptures of two women wrapped around with cloth and leaves. Through it, the author highlights the beauty of the woman's status in the past. On the side panels of the cabinet is placed a gilded face of a man with wings...

A ladies' piece of furniture in Boulle marquetry, richly ornamented with bronze and brass inlays. This ebonized pearwood piece features a lower section with a table opening into a la...

his elegant cabinet exemplifies the pinnacle of 19th-century French cabinetmaking, executed in the style of André-Charles Boulle, the renowned 17th-century master. The cabinet showca...

Fine and Unusual Napoleon III period antique French Boulle marquetry cabinet French, c.1870 Height 165cm, width 174cm, depth 51cm This piece is a splendid, ebonised wood antique cabinet...