Léon Dromard A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted plum pudding mahogany and black and gold lacquer tall cabinet French, late 19th century

the Salome marble top above a Chinese style lacquered cupboard door decorated with an outdoor scene, flanked by fluted supports terminating in toupie feet, stamped DROMARD four times on the reverse. 

Overall in good condition with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. Tarnishing to gilt-bronze in places and a break to the egg and dart border beneath the marble to the right side. The lacquered front door with some very minor areas of restoration to the lower tier and some minor dents and nicks showing underglaze and gesso. The marble with the usual chips to edges and scratches to surface consistent with age.
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The French cabinetmaker Léon Dromard was recorded in Paris at 18, rue Saint-Lazare between 1874 and 1889.