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Fine Pair of French Cartonnier Tall Chests of Drawers
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Fine Pair of French Cartonnier Tall Chests of Drawers

19th century
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A very stylish and unusual pair of French mahogany Empire Period Cartonniers. Each having 8 pull-out boxes covered in green leather with gold tooling. The stiles and frieze embellished with gilded brass sphinxes, honey suckle and lions paw feet. This stunning pair of chests of drawers are raised on mahogany plinth bases and are in very good original condition.Dimensions:- Height…68.75’’/ 174.5cm. Width…24’’/ 61cm. Depth…15.5’’/ 39.5cm. Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £90.

Physical Dimensions
Height
174.5cm (68.70")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Declaration

John Howkins Antiques has dated these French Empire Cartonnier Chests to the 19th Century.

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SA789680
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23521
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A very stylish and unusual pair of French mahogany Empire Period Cartonniers. Each having 8 pull-out boxes covered in green leather with gold tooling. The stiles and frieze embellished with gilded brass sphinxes, honey suckle and lions paw feet.
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This stunning pair of chests of drawers are raised on mahogany plinth bases and are in very good original condition.
John Howkins Antiques

Dimensions:- Height…68.75’’/ 174.5cm. Width…24’’/ 61cm. Depth…15.5’’/ 39.5cm. Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £90.

Height
174.5cm (68.70")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated these French Empire Cartonnier Chests to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA789680
Dealers Internal Ref
23521
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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Archive I A pair of tall mahogany French Empire cartonnier chests featuring eight green gold-tooled leather drawers flanked by gilt ormolu mounts and terminal figures.

Fine Pair of French Cartonnier Tall Chests of Drawers

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NR15 2NR
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A pair of tall mahogany French Empire cartonnier chests featuring eight green gold-tooled leather drawers flanked by gilt ormolu mounts and terminal figures.
Fine Pair of French Cartonnier Tall Chests of Drawers
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A cartonnier is a French specialised storage cabinet originally developed in the eighteenth century to organize paper documents, featuring tiered boxes or drawers set within a tall wooden frame.

Traditional Empire-style cartonniers are constructed from solid mahogany or mahogany veneers, trimmed with cast gilt-bronze mounts and fitted with leather or gold-tooled paper drawer fronts.

Authentic pieces feature period joinery techniques, heavy solid timber framing, hand-chiselled gilt-bronze mounts showcasing classical motifs like caryatids or palmettes, and period-correct drawer construction.

A pair of tall cartonniers can be positioned symmetrically on either side of a fireplace, desk, or doorway to introduce vertical structure and organised storage into a modern office or living area.

Timber surfaces should be preserved with periodic applications of natural beeswax, gilt mounts dusted gently with a dry soft brush, and leather faces treated with specialized leather preserver to prevent drying.
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