by Paul Sormani, Paris, third quarter 19th century
Each breche d’alep marble top of serpentine outline, above a conforming case lacquered to depict figures or birds in landscapes and fitted with two long drawers mounted sans traverse with scrolling foliate encadrements, the sides similarly mounted, above a seated putto bearing a flowering branch, raised on cabriole legs with oaken chutes continuing to scrolled sabots; each signed P. SORMANI PARIS on the upper section of the chute. height 34in (86.5cm); width 60in (152cm); depth 66 1/4in (66.5cm)
