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CA: Sep Auction: Asian Works of Art and Paintings

Mon, Sep 15, 2025 06:00PM EDT
Lot 83

A LACQUER-PAINTED WOODEN STANDING CABINET

Estimate: $500 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$50 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
A LACQUER-PAINTED WOODEN STANDING CABINET Dimensions: Length 75.0 cm (29.53 in) x Width 37.0 cm (14.57 in) x Height 153.0 cm (60.24 in). All measurements are approximate. Description: Paul Sormani (1817C1877) was a leading bniste of the Second Empire, renowned for his Louis XV and Louis XVI style furnishings enriched with lacquer panels and fine gilt-bronze mounts. The cabinet of rectangular form with a brche d'Alep marble top above a pair of lacquered panel doors finely decorated with chinoiserie landscapes in gilt on vibrant red ground, enclosing shelves, over a single frieze drawer and tambour front; mounted with finely cast gilt-bronze appliqus, signed P. SORMANI / 10 Rue Charlot / Paris on the interior mount.