Pair of Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Carved Mahogany Poudreuses, 19th c., the lifting lid with a mirror over a compartmented interior above a liner drawer, on tapered ormolu mounted columnar legs, to a cutout base, H.- 29 1/8 in., W.- 19 3/4 in., D.- 13 7/8 in.

Condition consistent with age and use. One poudreuse has a ½” chip in the center of the right side of the base. The other has a chip on the front left edge of the lid and a chip on the top edge of the drawer. The same poudreuse has a horizontal shrinkage crack running across the center of the right and left side panels and two small hairline cracks in the center of the lid. Both poudreuses have some wear to the reflective surface of the mirrors on the interiors. Clean overall look. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD “AS IS.” NO STATEMENT REGARDING CONDITION OF ANY ITEM, WHETHER IT IS MADE ORALLY AT THE AUCTION OR ANY OTHER TIME, OR IN WRITING IN THE CATALOGUE OR ELSEWHERE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.