A Black Lacquer Papier Mâché Side Cabinet of Attributed to Henry Clay

In an unusual pentagon shape, this fine Victorian example of the Aesthetic Movement is constructed of burled walnut and ebonized wood. Features include a raised beveled mirrored ba...

A superb régence style gilt bronze mounted side cabinet with lacquer panels, firmly attributed to Sormani. This large and imposing side cabinet has a shaped Rouge des Flandres marbl...

AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY-INLAID EBONY SIDE CABINETS ATTRIBUTED TO JACKSON & GRAHAM, CIRCA 1865. Each with a lobed top inlaid with flowers, the convex frieze appl...

A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panels, Edo period 17th century, opening to reveal a single adjustable shelf, on later spiral fluted tapering feet. Circa 1830 English Footnote: These opulent English cabinets, conceived in the Louis XIV style, employ an array of exotic materials which when coupled with the finely chased gilt-bronze mounts point to a commission of some importance. The vivid brèche sanguine marble tops were mined in Algeria - a source of exceptional marbles championed by British diplomat and naturalist Sir Lambert Playfair (1828 –1899) following a visit in 1880 – and the highly prized Japanese lacquer panels would have originally formed part of an Edo period chest...