A gilt- bronze- mounted kingwood and parquetry bios de bout floral marquetry cabinet Napoleon III, circa 1870

the upper section with an associated gilt-bronze sculpture depicting two neo-classical bacchic figures one representing Hercules, the female with a tambourine, the base bearing the signature Clodion and number 4768, above a grotesque mask and scallopshell and door inlaid with floral marquetry, the lower section with the frieze centred by a cartouche on cabriole legs with gilt-bronze mounts throughout

In overall good conserved condition. Gilding more golden and veneer less orange and much more attractive than in the catalogue photograph. Old very minor restorations to the veneer which have been well executed and hardly noticeable. There is a hairline vertical construction crack through the door which would benefit from being filled. There is a very minor section of veneer missing from the top rear right side towards the rear edge which can easily be replaced.
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