french ebonised cave a liqueur c.1830

A wonderful French Ebonised Cave a Liqueur, with beautiful boulle work and tortoise shell detail.

The serpentine inspired front panel bears a floral display of boulle in its centre, which forms part of the escutcheon, around a turn key near the lower edge.Revealed inside the box is a very ornate brass and rosewood cradle. 4 large decanters with cross shaped stoppers are flanked on either side by by 8 short glasses, split into two levels, making 16 glasses in total.The outer perimeter of the box has a decorative brass edge around the top and bottom, and sits over 4 ebonised splayed bracket style feet. Period: French Napoleonic (Circa 1810)Measurements (when open): W58.5cm x D33cm x H47cm | W23in x D13in x H18.5inMeasurements (when closed): W35cm x D27.5cm x H27cm | W14in x D11in x H10.5in(Please note: one glass has signs of a previous repair, but is in tact - pictured)

Antiques.co.uk Ref: B2RAU3U8J

Materials:

Ebonised Rosewood

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