Louis Philippe period copper gilded decorative fruit wood, ebony, plane, purple core sumac, tulip and mother-of-pearl inlaid mahogany sideboard / Alphons-Gustav Giroud / Henri Picard bronze ornament casting In Paris, France / about 1850 height 121 cm, width 166 cm, depth 60 cm
🌟 This sidek belongs to one of the collections of duchess Almasan, daughter of Baron Hassès, Minister of the Navy, and is housed in the family castle of Saint-Saëns. It was completed by Alphonse-Gustave Giroux, a master furniture workshop from the napoleonic era, and Henri Picard, a metalworker.
🌟 The pursuit of the ultimate perfection is the lifelong wish of the top craftsmen, and sometimes in order to satisfy the personal taste of the entrusted person, many excellent craftsmen will gather together to complete a work. [Breeze] D-shaped cabinet frieze decorated with continuous bronze gilded laurel branches surrounded by rose floral frieze; The center paneling of the opening door is ebony with a base, using a variety of wood inlays with extremely intricate floral ornaments, mother-of-pearl inlaid with butterflies and dragonflies above the branches, paneling surrounded by copper gilded leaf vein borders, and four corners decorated with rose motifs, so masterpiece, now hidden in the West Causeway [Red Heart R]
