CABINET, ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HUNSINGER, LATE 19th CENTURY in ebony, veneered with ebony, bois de rapport, rosewood and celluloid, marquetry decorated with frames and fillets of reserves, some with a background of marquetry of cubes or lozenges decorated with flowers, flowering vases and dragonflies, a symbol of metamorphosis. It opens to reveal two leaves and a drawer with an integrated sliding shelf. It stands on a base of moulded panels at the back and at the front on two partly fluted Doric columns joined by a moulded plinth base with curved legs at the front and straight legs at the back. (Some decorative elements missing, minor wear and tear) A CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HUNSINGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY 140,50 x 79,50 x 45 CM - 55,3 x 31,3 x 17,7 IN. Charles Hunsinger (1823-1893) A master of marquetry, he is recognised as a major cabinetmaker of the 19th century. He took part in the Universal Exhibitions and the Central Union Exhibitions, where he received numerous medals and honours. Closer to Hunsinger and Charles Wagner, Cabinet, 1879, Purchase, 1985, Paris, Musée d'Orsay.