Napoleon Iii Empire Revival Mahogany & Gilt Bronze-Mounted Server Buffets, Pair

An impressive pair of Napoleon III Empire Revival mahogany, gilt-bronze and patinated bronze-mounted server buffets, after Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), each cabinet surmounted with a pair of winged maidens on mahogany stands mounted with Napoleonic plaques, the frieze centered with a plaque of Medusa flanked by laurels above a green marble top. The splash backing with a framed mirror decorated with gilt-bronze stars. The domed top centered with a circular ormolu thermometer plaque surmounted with a pair of allegorical gilt-bronze winged maidens holding wreaths above a shelf surmounted with a pair of eagles. The lower cabinet with a pair of drawers with swan ormolu handles above a pair of storage doors with winged crowning maidens with trumpets and profiles of the Emperor Napoleon, all raised lion-paw, circa 1870.Measure: Height 88 1/4 inches (224.2 cm)Width 56 inches (142.3 cm)Depth 21 inches (53.4 cm).