Antique Louis XV Napoleon III Display Cabinet, 1880

Antique Louis XV display cabinet Napoleon III, Paris, around 1880 Fine veneer on solid oak, veneered and paneled with ebony inlays. Arched, single-door body (solid oak) with red-beige veined marble top. Three-sided glazing with rounded corners. Below a hand-painted Watteau scene of a young lady sitting. Rich fire-gilded bronze applications. The entire wooden body has multiple framed fire-gilded bronze strips which run across the entire body. Display cabinet on 4 slightly curved legs ending in sabots. Lockable door, inside with 3 curved shelves, 2 of which are made of glass. An extremely exquisite French display cabinet from the 19th century made in Paris. This showcase is an absolute eye-catcher and more beautiful in real life than in the photos