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Jewelery box made of rosewood, ebony and bone (beef) marquetry decorated with floral and vegetal arabesques framing a monogram in cartouche, and on two heads of mythological dolphins, signed Veuve Sormani * & Fils 10 rue Charlot Paris, vintage late nineteenth century.
This box is in good condition and is of remarkable quality. The interior is padded. Signed on the lock, which works, we have his key.
A note: some small scratches and tiny small accidents on the wood, small tear on the interior fabric, wear of time, see photos.
great cabinet maker of the nineteenth century. Born in the kingdom of Lombardy, in Venice, in 1817, Paul Sormani is one of the great names of the cabinetmaking of the Second Empire recognized as an expert in fruit wood marquetry. Specialized in small precious objects such as boxes for the use of writing or liquor cabinet and "fantasy" furniture, Paul SORMANI began circa 1860 to produce reproductions and interpretations of Louis XV and Louis XV style furniture and reproductions of excellent quality of some pieces of the Garde Meuble National. The Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III decorated his palaces with beautiful creations by Paul Sormani. His Louis XV and XVI style furniture was in great demand among the Parisian upper class. His creations were often exhibited and rewarded at international exhibitions in the 1860s and 70s. When he died in 1877, the company was taken over by his widow, Marie-Ursule-Philippine Bouvaist, and their son, Paul -Charles Sormani and renamed "Veuve Paul Sormani & Fils". In 1914, his son Paul-Charles Sormani (1848-1934) joined forces with Thiebault brothers to create a boutique at 134 boulevard Haussmann. This shop which produced high quality pieces in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style, lasted until 1934, when it closed.
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