Elegant pair of low bookcases in Boulle marquetry of engraved brass on a tortoiseshell base with a frieze of foliage and palmettes. They stand on a tripartite plinth with brass filleting, decorated in the centre with a blower's mask between two rosettes. They open to reveal two glass doors framed with bronze acanthus leaf friezes, the frame surmounted by a large console motif with shells and acanthus leaves. The top is in ebony veneer with gilded brass inlay. The sides are adorned with the same foliage friezes as the doors but on the opposite side. Louis XIV period Height 129 - W 143.2 cm - D 50.5 cm (Restoration)