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A delicate Napoleon III kingwood parquetry side table attributed to Sormani

Creator: Paul Sormani (Attributed)
Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A delicate Napoleon III kingwood parquetry side table attributed to Sormani, the shaped serpentine top with a single frieze drawer above tapering cabriole legs, decorated with inlaid ebony florets on a herringbone ground and fine quality ormolu mounts. French, circa 1860.

Footnote: Paul Sormani (1817-1877) was Italian born, setting up his first workshops in Paris in 1847, finally settling in Rue Charlot in 1867, offering works of ‘ a quality of execution of the first order’. Their specialty was copies of furniture in the style of the ‘ancien regime’. They exhibited at the Universelle Expositions of 1855 and 1867, and afterwards in London in 1862 and were awarded medals for their excellence.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Kingwood parquetry, inlaid ebony
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	c 1860
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Napoleon
Incollect Reference #:	480496

Dimensions

H.	28.75 in;	H.2.	21 in;	Diam.	13.5 in;
H.	73.03 cm;	H.2.	53.34 cm;	Diam.	34.29 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art