An extremely fine pair of French cabinets from the workshops of Edmond Poteau of 59 Rue de Turenne, Paris (with maker’s stamp ). Created from beautifully figured satinwood and having variegated marble tops with superb gilt bronze mounts throughout. Both of inverted breakfront form with 2 frieze drawers above 2 door cupboards with shelved interiors and working espagnolettes with keys. The stiles having honey suckle gilt bronze mounts above classic female heads with applied square and tapering columns leading to the breakfront frieze with further embellishments and raised on short tapering legs with square sabots mounts. The sides with conforming quartered satinwood panels and gilt bronze mounts. The interiors have good polished mahogany linings. The condition of this pair of cabinets is very fine. Dimensions:- Height…40''''/ 102cm. Width…47.25''''/ 120cm. Depth…24''''/ 61cm. Free U.K. delivery on these cabinets. HISTORY- Edmond Poteau had a workshop on the Rue Mignon from 1856-1...