A large Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat

BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A large Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat
By Paul Sormani, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
The rectangular top set with a green gilt-tooled leather writing surface, above a frieze set with three drawers applied with foliate mounts, the reverse with similar apparent drawers, the sides with a central mask flanked by berried foliage, the angles with anthemia and palm fronds, on squared legs tapering to paw-cast sabots, the lock-plate engraved P. SORMANI/PARIS/10 Rue Charlot
30¾ in. (78.1 cm.) high; 80¼ in. (203.8 cm.) wide; 39¼ in. (99.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Born in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venice in 1817, Paul Sormani produced standard and fantasy furniture from a number of locations in Paris from the mid-19th century. In 1858 he expanded his business, producing articles styled from the previous century's maître ébénistes, and in 1867 established workshops at 10, rue Charlot. After Sormani's death in 1877, the business continued under his widow and son, Paul-Charles, later moving to 134 boulevard Haussman.

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