HUGE 35" Antique French Napoleon III Wall Shelf, Kingwood & Ormolu, Sevres Plaq
Elegant & rare antique French Napoleon III era 35 3/8" tall wall hanging niche style shelf unique in beautiful rosewood & kingwood veneers, carved wood framing & turned columns, center mirror and hand painted Sevres style porcelain medallion! WOW, just in from France and was I amazed at the size of this one! Impressive in every aspect, it's a huge 35 3/8" tall and 25.5" wide. A wall mounted console consisting of a large base shelf surface and four smaller shelves flanking the mirror and held or secured by those beautiful turned & carved rosewood columns. Framed in carved wood, the entire back panel and shelf surfaces are all veneered in warm rosewood veneers. Book matched kingwood or "king's wood" panels set into the back, all framed in bronze stringing, as are the edges of the shelves and Sevres medallion. A museum quality decorative piece on its own but also perfect to display a few treasured smalls, portrait miniatures or sculptures perhaps? Rare to find and especial