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A French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze inkwell by Paul Sormani, Paris

9 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze inkwell by Paul Sormani, Paris

the Rocaille-cast base with scrolling leaves and branches forming the feet, surmounted by a pomegranate-shaped inkwell signed to the border Sormani, Paris, 22cm wide, 16cm deep, 10.5cm high (8 1/2in wide, 6in deep, 4in high).

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Paul Sormani was born in Italy in 1817. The highly successful business he established in Paris was relocated 10, rue Charlot in the 1860s. On his death in 1867 the firm was taken over by his wife and son, renamed VEUVE P.SORMANI ET FILS and later only by his son PAUL SORMANI. In the 1900s the business relocated Boulevard Haussman. The firm produced furniture in a variety of styles, including excellent quality versions in Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. They exhibited at all the major exhibitions of his time, winning medals in 1849, 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900.

Literature:
Camille Mestdagh, L'ameublement d'art français (1850-1900), 2010.

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