Important bookcase in ebony and marquetry of tortoiseshell, ebony and brass, 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 lateral leaves glazed and surmounted by figures of dragons, 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 from the 18th century (transformations). 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) present an identical structure with a central body with solid doors and two elements with glass doors on either side.