French Boulle Buffet Bas, Paris, 4th. Quarter, 19t

BOULLE BUFFET. French Boulle Buffet Bas with ebonized case, the central cabinet flanked by two recessed cabinets, the whole framed in brass stringing, the side cabinets have fancy corner ormolu and an acanthus frame around the recessed panel of boulle work, inlaid brass in tortoise shell in an elaborate pattern of urn, pagoda, scrolls and Chinoiserrie, the center cabinet also framed in acanthus ormolu and and inset with a more elaborate Boulle panel of the same motifs, beneath is a stepped, pedestal vase decorated with an egg and dart ormolu frieze with brass stringing, two floral rosettes flank a central head of a wood griffin, the four toupie feet are encircled with a shaped ormolu ring of wheat sheaths, Paris, fourth quarter, 19th. century, good condition, some lifting, 64 5/8" w x 18' d x 46" t.