This splendid example of a Napoleon III cave-a-licqueur is French, C.1860.
It is quarter-veneered throughout in kingwood, with ormolu mounts and painted porcelain plaques to the top and front.
Drinks-related
Napoleon III Kingwood Cave-a-Licqueur
Inlaid Thuyawood Cave a licqueur
A Napoleon III period drinks box in thuyawood, inlaid on the top and in front with cartouches in brass kingwood and mother of pearl on an ebony ground.



