An important ebony and marquetry bookcase, the front opening with four leaves surmounted by a cornice, the central leaves decorated in the first part with Athenians and foliage surmounted by mascarons, the side leaves glazed and surmounted by dragon figures, the base cut out ; (can be constituted from two cupboards or bookcases of the Louis XIV period with the creation of the cornice to unify the piece of furniture) Partly 18th century (alterations). H : 151 cm, W : 262 cm D : 37 cm Provenance : European princely collection. Two large pieces of furniture (W : 230 cm) formerly belonging to the collection of the merchant Philippe Sichel (sale in Paris, June 22, 1899, lot 505) have an identical structure with a central body with solid doors and two elements with glass doors on either side.