E. ROUDILLON. Pair of small half-moon sideboards in stained wood opening by three drawers in the belt, a ventail in the center. Gilded bronze trim with nets, pearls, rais-de-coeur, foliage, flowers and scalloped draperies. Veined marble top. Louis XVI style work, early 20th century. Stamped E. Roudillon, for Étienne-Simon-Eugène Roudillon (1820-1991) (Small cracks in the veneer and small accidents) Height : 112 cm 112 cm ; Width : 130 cm ; Depth : 50 cm Étienne-Simon-Eugène Roudillon (1820-1991), upholsterer-cabinetmaker, participated in various world exhibitions between 1855 and 1878. Supplier of the high society of his time, he worked in particular for the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia.

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