Antique French Napoleon III Ebony Ormolu Marble Sevres Porcelain Inlaid Credenza Cabinet 1860 Mid-Century Modern The box of sarcophagus shape

The box of sarcophagus shape and resting on gilded lion's paw feet

The body of the urn with a frieze of putti engaged in a Bacchanalian feast with a goat featuring to the center of the celebration

who had regarded his landscapes more as recreation than as serious art

and endured censorship due to the proliferation of McCarthyism

Antique French Napoleon III Ebony Ormolu Marble Sevres Porcelain Inlaid Credenza Cabinet 1860 Mid-Century Modern The box of sarcophagus shapeSOLD A fine antique French Napoleon III burl inlaid with a marble top and ormolu mounted credenza cabinet, inset with a Sevres porcelain portrait plaque, circa 1860. The three door cabinet having a white varigated cararra marble top, below are inlaid burl walnut panels and inlaid geometric devices. To the center is a door inlaid and mounted with gilt bronze and to the center is a large oval Sevres porcelain plaque, with a hand painted portrait of