ERNEST SEVENIER 19TH CENTURY A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and brèche violette marble center table Paris, circa 1865-70

the carcass stamped three times E. SEVENIER, the female cast bronze mask has been removed to reveal the mark ERNEST SEVENIER from the workshop master model.

Overall in very good condition and presentation. Original marble top with the usual scratches and minor chips to edges. Dirt to gilt bronze. All bronze can be cleaned. The table is sturdy and strong; the carcass with the usual minor chips, dents and nicks consistent with age and use.
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The present center table shows the highest standards of bronze and cabinetry quality, so distinctive in Paris during the second half of the 19th century. Made of solid mahogany and mounted with finely cast gilt-bronze mounts, the table is surmounted by its original brèche violette marble top. Although it is a pure 19th century creation, the table incorporates strong and sober Louis XVI neoclassical lines, and it is important to point out the finely well carved twisted and fluted tapering legs which make this table so interesting and unique. Ernest Sevenier is as yet not recorded in 19th century litterature for furniture, but interestingly, models of clocks bearing his name have appeared in the international auction market.