Paris, Second Empire period, circa 1867.
Charles-Guillaume Diehl (Steinbach, Hesse, Germany 1811 – Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, France 1885)
Designed by Jean-Eugène Brandely (Paris, active between 1867 and 1873)
Bronzes executed by Emmanuel Frémiet (Paris, 1824-1910)
Oak carcass, cedar and walnut veneer, patinated bronze, drawers with cane bottoms.
H. 170 cm. (67 in.); W. 95 cm. (37 ½ in.); D. 55 cm. (21 ¾ in.).
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Daniel Alcouffe, “Médaillier”, notice corresponding to n°. 55 in the catalogue of the exhibition Second Empire presented at the Grand Palais from 11th May to 13th August 1979, Paris, 1979, p. 134-135.
