A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY, TULIPWOOD AND PARQUETRY CABINET SERRE-BIJOUX BY MAISON GIROUX, PARIS, THE ENAMEL PLAQUES BY BERNARD-ALFRED MEYER (1832-1904), SÈVRES, DATE 1866 The spreading rectangular top centered by a shield mount flanked by arabesques against a checkerboard parquetry ground, enclosing a fitted interior with three compartments lined in pink satin and velvet with a parquetry border, the interior of the stepped top with an ormolu-framed rectangular mirror, the hinges engraved with scrolling acanthus, the lockplate signed ' M.son Ase Giroux et Comp.nie à Paris', above a pair of cabinet doors each mounted with an enamel plaque depicting Classical maidens and signed with a monogram and dated 'AMEYR/ 1866' , opening to reveal one faux drawer, an upholstered sliding tray, and three freize drawers, with a shaped apron and raised on baluster feet 44 in. (112 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 57 in. (22 ½ cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY, TULIPWOOD AND PARQUETRY CABINET SERRE-BIJOUX BY MAISON GIROUX, PARIS, THE ENAMEL PLAQUES BY BERNARD-ALFRED MEYER (1832-1904), SÈVRES, DATE 1866 The spreading rectangular top centered by a shield mount flanked by arabesques against a checkerboard parquetry ground, enclosing a fitted interior with three compartments lined in pink satin and velvet with a parquetry border, the interior of the stepped top with an ormolu-framed rectangular mirror, the hinges engraved with scrolling acanthus, the lockplate signed ' M.son Ase Giroux et Comp.nie à Paris', above a pair of cabinet doors each mounted with an enamel plaque depicting Classical maidens and signed with a monogram and dated 'AMEYR/ 1866' , opening to reveal one faux drawer, an upholstered sliding tray, and three freize drawers, with a shaped apron and raised on baluster feet 44 in. (112 cm.) high; 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) wide; 57 in. (22 ½ cm.) deep
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