LOT 182 A FRENCH 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND 'BOIS ...
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A FRENCH 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND 'BOIS DE BOUT' (END-CUT) MARQUETRY ARMOIRE ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH-EMANUEL ZWIENER (1848-1895)Of bombe serpentine form, with scrolled acanth, rocaille, floral and shell mounts, the arched shaped and scroll mounted pediment above a pair of twin shaped panel mounted doors, each quarter veneered panel inlaid with entwining flowers and foliage, with similar sides, enclosing one adjtable shelf and two short drawers, the reverse of each door inset with a mirror, over a shaped apron mounted with a central smoke-billowing incense burner or athenienne, terminating in keeled legs and lion paw sabots, the main central mount crowning the pediment.149cm wide x 61cm deep x 263cm high, (58 1/2in wide x 24in deep x 103 1/2in high)FootnotesA closelyparable armoire to the present lot, one made and stamped by Joseph-Emanuel Zwiener, sold Christie's, South Kensington, 24 February 2009, Style and Spirit, lot 500 for 20,000 A further related Zwiener example, albeit a larger breakfront model dating to circa 1890, is illtrated in J. Meiner, Berliner Belle Epoque, 2014, Petersberg, Abb. 76, p. 71.
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