Bidspirit auction | Louis XV Style Vernis Martin

Louis XV Style Vernis Martin Painted Bombe Sheet Music Cabinet - A one-piece Louis XV style bombe cabinet designed for sheet music or documents. The wooden case features a lacquered finish with hand-painted pastoral and floral decoration in the Vernis Martin style. The front door displays a scene of a seated couple in a landscape, with coordinating floral and scenic panels on the sides and lower apron. The piece is ornamented with cast metal foliate ormolu mounts on the corners, apron, and feet. The single door opens to an interior fitted with five fixed horizontal shelves finished in a dark mahogany tone. The reverse panel is stamped with white numbers 391. The interior contains a blue property tag from Mount Aloysius Junior College with serial number 08453. 41” H x 30” W x 18” D.