Napoleon III Display case attributed to Viardot

A very fine stained sycamore maple display cabinet in the Orientalist style, attributed to Gabriel Viardot, dating from the Napoleon III period (1848-1870), 19th century. 
It features openwork Orientalist decoration, adorned with gilt bronze dragons and velvet lining.
The upper section has a cubic cabinet with a glazed door.  It rests on four feet connected by a carved stretcher. 

The workshop of Gabriel-Frédéric Viardot (1830-1904) was a Parisian cabinetmaker and wood sculptor specializing in the production of furniture freely interpreted in the "Chinese-Japanese style" and adapted to the European taste of the time.
Present at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition, he was awarded a gold medal.

Bibliography: D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris, édition l'Amateur, 2000, p. 614;
P. Thiébaut, Contribution à une histoire du mobilier japonisant : les Creations of the Escalier de Cristal in Revue de l'art, 1989, no. 85, pp. 76-83.
C. Payne, Paris, la quintessence du meuble au XIXe siècle, Monelle Hayot editions, 2018, pp. 538-543.

France.
Between 1880 and 1890.
19th century.
Good condition.

Dimensions:

Height: 157.2 cm
Width: 73.2 cm
Depth: 45.5 cm