BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Name: A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE DE MILIEU
Brand: BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Price: 3800.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 4,750

Estimate

GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE DE MILIEU

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 4,750

Of oval outshape, the stepped entablature above a glazed bombé button-release door enclosing an interior fitted with one glass shelf, with corresponding glazed sides divided by fluted pilasters headed by cherub-mask fruiting clasps, the apron set to each side with an interlaced 'L' mount and fronted by a long drawer, on fluted square-tapering legs joined by an oval tier veneered in acajou moucheté, on acanthus-clad sabots, the drawer lockplate engraved 'P. SORMANI ET FILS / 10 R. CHARLOT A PARIS'

59 in. (150 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 September 2008, lot 109 (£12,500).

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Born in the Kingdom of Lombardy, Venice, in 1817, Paul Sormani produced standard and fantasy furniture, described by himself as "meubles de luxe". Operating from large premises at 114, rue du Temple and, from 1867, at 10, rue Charlot, he specialised in reproducing styles of the Louis XV and XVI eras and his work was thought to reveal "une qualité d'exécution de tout premier ordre". His creations were frequently exhibited and rewarded at the major international exhibitions of the 1860s and 70s. On his death in 1877, the firm was renamed 'Veuve Paul Sormani & Fils' as it was taken over by his widow, Ursule-Marie-Philippine Bouvaist, and their son, Paul-Charles Sormani. After merging with Thiébaut Frères in 1914 it moved to 134, Boulevard Haussmann where it remained until it ceased trading in 1934.