Paul-Alexandre Dumas, Mahogany showcase making bar Art nouveau.

Paul-Alexandre Dumas, Mahogany showcase making bar Art nouveau.

Date
circa 1900
Size
Max Height : 217 cm, width : 106 cm, deepth : 46 cm
Collection
Art Nouveau
Condition
very good
Inventory number
377 quater
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Rare mahogany dining room furniture, curved on three sides, the upper part making a showcase opening on two adaptable glass shelves. The central part supporting the showcase by two arched uprights on the front and by two others on the back furnished decorated with a mirror, resting on a pink breccia marble. The open lower part, forming a recess also has detached arched uprights, carrying a part opening by a flap, completed by a drawer

 

The set is sculpted with a wall decoration on the uprights and crosspieces, pull handles, lock entries and gilt bronze keys with the same decor.

 

Bibliography :

  • Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 1996, p.-172 for a similar model.