Important work of art
A Highly Important Museum-Quality Fireplace and Matching Panelled Room
Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878, winner of a Gold Medal. Made by George Trollope & Sons.
A complete cedar-carved boudoir (petit salon) by George Trollope & Sons, originally exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878 and awarded a Gold Medal for Excellence as recorded in Journal La Liberté, 23 October 1878. An architectural interior with four sides of panelling arranged around a Rosso Antico marble chimneypiece and cedar display niche, with doors, shelving, windows and mirror bays that can be configured to suit different room plans. Conceived for world-fair display, with deep mouldings and Corinthian columns crowned by cherub-filled capitals. With the original exhibition labels to the rear of the panelling, a rare and complete, museum-quality ensemble.
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