Ornate Bronze Furniture Mount / Wall Swag of Floral Bouquet and Garland Motif (Late 19th C - Leon Noel Foundry Paris) Antique

Ornate Bronze Furniture Mount / Wall Swag of Floral Bouquet and Garland Motif (Late 19th C - Leon Noel Foundry Paris) AntiqueOrnate Bronze Wall Furniture Swag with Central Floral Bouquet and Ornate Drapery French gilt bronze (ormolu) furniture mount by the Foundry Leon Noel dating from the late 19th C (1880 1900) Model Number 685 Central basket of roses and pearls flanked by laurel branches tied with foliage Characteristic of the Louis XVI Revival aesthetic Likely for a commode, secretaire or trumeau mirror Leon Noel foundry active in Paris late 19th early 20th c produced

commonly marketed in the post-war decades as consumer optics improved

Disclaimers: Craquelure and surface wear consistent with age

Laid paper

Mythological or classical male firure

secretaire or bureau

Look at Guigard's Armorial du Bibliophile (1870-1875) or Olivier's Manuel del'Amateur de Livres Armories Francais to find the plate (French court)

each shaped within curved brass surrounds

” — engraver credit

serving equally as ornamental objects—frequently retained and displayed long after their original lock was lost

printed on fine paper

carries particular significance

Tall trees frame the composition