A FRENCH KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY TABLE DE MILIEU

A FRENCH KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY TABLE DE MILIEU

BY SORMANI & FILS, IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with ormolu mounts, the breakfront top with a rectangular burr walnut panel within a border of Vitruvian scrolls, the frieze inlaid with flowers and guilloche motifs fitted with a drawer, the lock stamped 'Vve P. Sormani & Fils, 10 r. Charlot Paris', on fluted tapering legs united by a pierced stretcher

73.8cm high, 119cm wide, 74.5cm deep

Catalogue Note

Paul Sormani (1817, Venice – 1877, Paris) specialised in reproductions of Louis XIV, XV and XVI furniture and exhibited at exhibitions throughout Europe, being awarded several medals along the way. The business was continued by his son, Paul-Charles, under the name Sormani Veuve Paul et Fils, included patronage from Princess Eugenie, and joined forces Thiebault Freres in 1914 until their last boutique was closed in 1934.