NEO-RENAISSANCE CABINET, SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY By Charles Hunsinger (1823-1893) In ebony, ivory inlays, lapis lazuli plaques, the architectural front opening with two drawers and a leaf revealing a mahogany and rosewood interior, a drawer on the waist revealing a mahogany and lemon wood interior with a leather-covered writing desk, supported by tapered uprights joined by a crotch shelf, signed "Hunsinger" on the drawer; small accidents and missing parts. H. 150.5 cm (59 ¼ in.) l. 73 cm (28 ¾ in.) P. 45 cm (17 ¾ in.) A Renaissance revival ebony, ivory inlaid, lapis lazuli, mahogany and rosewood cabinet, signed by Charles Hunsinger (1823-1893) *Marketing authorisation within the European Union. *Authorisation to sell within the EU. * Information for buyers : If you are leaving the EU, you may need to obtain a CITES re-export certificate, which is the responsibility of the future buyer. * Information to buyers : For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. Charles Hunsinger (1823-1893) was one of the great cabinet-makers of the second half of the 19th century, alongside Fourdinois, Beurdeley and Wassmus, whose work can be linked to the taste for historicism that characterised the period, such as the reconstruction of the Château de Chantilly by the Duc d'Aumale. Specialising in wood and ivory marquetry, Hunsinger is listed as "fabricant de meubles de luxe et de fantaisie" (Almanach du commerce, 1859). From late 1872 to 1883, he went into partnership with Wagner and won a silver medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition for "a marquetry bookcase".