Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry or Gloves Box, Paul SORMANI coromandel Don't you love it

Don't you love it

A little darkening here or there

The painting you see is quite typical of this artist's work and subject

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The body of the case is fine old Vernis Martin and is inset with some tiny diamonds of mother of pearl

Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry or Gloves Box, Paul SORMANI coromandel Don't you love itA splendid quality maker, the items with signature "P. Sormani, Paris" are highly sought after in France and Europe where they understand that it's a bit like a Tiffany or Chanel, but a century earlier. The finest 19th century cabinetry makers (ebenists) were firms like TAHAN, Vervelle, Sormani, Giroux. A handful whose artistry far exceeded the others and whose objects went to the elite, Royals, upper crust of their time. Each went on to expand to