Liquor cabinet - Napoleon III Boulle-style Cave à Liqueurs / Liqueur Cabinet

apoleon III Boulle Marquetry Liqueur Cabinet – France, circa 1860 Elegant 19th-century French liqueur cabinet in the Napoleon III style, featuring curved Boulle-style marquetry with gilt brass decoration on a tortoiseshell-coloured background. The mahogany interior tray contains four numbered crystal decanters with gilt decoration and sixteen matching glasses with gilt rims. The cabinet is in good antique condition, with natural signs of age and use consistent with its period. The original key is missing. Period: circa 1860 Origin: France Materials: Mahogany, brass/gilt brass, Boulle-style marquetry and crystal glass Dimensions: approximately 27 × 34 × 26 cm (H × W × D) Colours: mahogany brown, tortoiseshell brown/amber, gold and clear crystal A particularly decorative and impressive example of a 19th-century French cave à liqueurs. Note: The identification of the crystal as Baccarat should ideally be supported by a maker's mark or other evidence. If the decanters or glasses bear Baccarat markings, mention this specifically. Careful professional packaging and insurance are included.

Estimate:£1,267.25

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