Cassettone a due corpi in rovere intagliato, con un'anta a vetro nella parte superiore, due cassetti con cintura e tre ante nella parte inferiore. L'insieme è decorato con favole di Jean La Fontaine, fregi di animali che giocano, scene di genere, ghirlande di foglie di quercia e coccarde; gli stipiti inferiori sono a forma di colonne tortili aperte, poggianti su quattro piedi ad artiglio. BRITANNIA, fine XIX secolo, inizio XX secolo di Le BARZ. Dimensioni 256 x 120 x 56 cm.

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