Mathieu Béfort dit Béfort Jeune b. 1813 A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and vernis martin mounted mahogany, satinwood and inlaid ebony side cabinet Paris, circa 1870

the cupboard opening to a satinwood-veneered interior with two green-stained fruitwood flower-head trellis marquetry drawers above two frieze drawers.  One venis martin panel has been removed to reveal the stampe BEFORT JEUNE to the carcass.

Overall very good condition; good presentation; the bronze mounts have been cleaned but have not been regilded; the carcass and veneers with the usual minor dents, bruises and scratches consistent with age and use.
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Mathieu Befort (1813-1880) who always stamped his work Befort Jeune was the son of Jean-Baptiste Befort, who was of Belgian origin and renowned for having supplied furniture for the appartments of the Duc d'Orléans. He was established at numbers 1 and 6 rue Neuve-Saint-Gilles in Paris from 1844 to 1880. As a gifted ébèniste-marqueteur he specialised in Boulle marquetry and in particular extremely high quality work inspired by the work of André-Charles-Boulle himself.