ADAM'S THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 29th April 2025

133 www.adams.ie The Library Collection | 29 th April 2025 241 A LOUIS QUINZE STYLE FRENCH ORMOLU KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT BY PAUL SORMANI, 19TH CENTURY, the shaped rectangular top inset with leather scriber, above three frieze drawers with ormolu mounts, raised on sabre legs. Inscribed ‘P.SORMANI, PARIS / 10 rue Charlot’ on lock plate of central drawer. 74cm high, 128cm wide, 74 cm deep € 15,000 - 20,000 Although Paul Sormani worked in the 19th Century, he is best known for this wonderful, high-quality rec- reations of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI period furniture. His furniture was of such high quality that he soon established himself amongst elite European society. He earned the patronage of Empress Eugénie, wife of Emperor Napoleon III, who decorated the Palace of the French Imperial Family with Sormani’s furniture.