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Rare suite of four Gothic-style display cabinets in walnut a…
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Rare suite of four Gothic-style display cabinets in walnut a…
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Rare suite of four Gothic-style display cabinets in walnut and steel. The column bases are joined by crotch bars, the belts carved with thorn sticks. The ensemble consists of two cubic display cabinets glazed on all sides, opening through a front door, and two large middle display cabinets with shelves opening on one side through a sliding door.
Napoleon III period.
H. 176 cm - W. 221 cm - D. 46 cm
H. 176 cm - W. 126 cm - D. 75.5 cm
(one damaged, steel to be repolished)
Provenance: Château de X.
This type of display case was designed to showcase precious objects such as enamels and ceramics. They can be found in the collections of the Rothschilds and Wallaces, and in Parisian town houses built under Napoleon III. The banker Gaillard had one in his Gothic-style town house on Place Malherbes.
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