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 18th century (transformations). H. : 151 cm, W. : 262 cm D : 37 cm Provenance : European princely collection. Two large pieces of furniture (L. : 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.