Pair Antique 18thC French Louis XV Inlaid Marquetry Ormolu Tambour Cabinets 1780 Decorative Arts he was apprenticed in Rome

he was apprenticed in Rome to Niccolò Pomarancio and adopted Pomaranancio's post Michelangelo Mannerist style

May-June 2009

A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs

the Povey Brothers Studio was located in the Phoenix Building at 124 SW Ash Street in Portland

the stools are of joined and pegged construction

Pair Antique 18thC French Louis XV Inlaid Marquetry Ormolu Tambour Cabinets 1780 Decorative Arts he was apprenticed in RomeA very fine pair of 18th century antique French Lois XV marquetry inlaid and ormolu mounted rosewood, walnut and fruitwood, tambour front side cabinets, circa 1780. This very elegant pair of antique cabinets are of bombe or Serpentine shape, the rosewood and walnut cases are lavishly inlaid with satinwood and fruitwood floral marquetry inlay. The tops are inlaid with a neoclassical flowering urn flanked by a pair of birds, the sides of the cabinets