For all admirers of late 19th century virtuoso cabinetmaking, this Brest auction was a marvelous moment, with pieces illustrating the art of Linke, Zwiener and Sormani.
Late 19th century. Louis XV-style cartonnier and clock with two doors simulating curtains, four leather-covered drawers, veneering in tulip wood, bloodwood and stained wood, decorated with friezing and ray marquetry, chased gilt bronzes, movement signed "Vincenti Médaille d’argent 1855", 200 x 102 x 44 cm (78.7 x 40.15 x 17.32 in).
Result: €115,300