A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
Session Two
LOT 195
A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 31 864
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About this Item
A French kingwood, Vernis Martin gilt-metal mounted vitrine cabinet, late 19th century
the shaped wavy pediment surmounted by a pierced acanthus-leaf cresting above a frieze headed by a pair of female terms, the conforming glazed door below with a Vernis Martin panel decorated with a courting couple in a landscape, enclosing two later shaped glass shelves and a fabric-lined shelf, mirrored back, the glazed sides decorated with putti, on restrained cabriole legs mounted with gilt-metal sabots, the central panel signed Hameau, fitted for electricity, 206cm high, 132cm wide, 45cm deep
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