Offered by MAK Galerie
Adam WEISWEILER (Korschenbroich, 1746 - Paris, 1820)
& Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE (Paris, 1751-1843)
& Martin-Eloi LIGNEREUX (Active in Paris, 1781-1809)
Exceptional pair of cabinets
inlaid with hardstone plaques
Paris, circa 1805
Ebony veneer, pewter fillets on the outside and walnut on the inside
on an oak, fir and walnut core
Inlays of pietra dura panels such as those in relief from the 17th-century Manufacture des Gobelins, other paintings from 17th-century Florence and Paris circa 1800. A wide variety of marbles and hard stones
including Darnes limestone, Volterra yellow jasper, amethyst, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquin marble, Belgian black stone, marble stones and glass paste.
Ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze
Top in Belgian black marble