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

$47,884.43per set
£35,000per set
€41,178.22per set
CA$65,762.09per set
A$73,600.77per set
CHF 38,431.09per set
MX$897,933.69per set
NOK 487,832.24per set
SEK 462,922.76per set
DKK 307,499.47per set
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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 in contemporary styles. Paul Somani. Batch 35 56731 SLZZN + 53673 SESUZN
  • Creator:
    Paul Somani (Cabinetmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 66.93 in (170 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 15.75 in (40 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brighton, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000021421stDibs: LU1227216168271

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