Cabinet

Maison Barbedienne French
 Designed by Louis-Constant Sévin French
 Workshop director Ferdinand Barbedienne French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Shown at the Paris International Exposition of 1867, this unique cabinet was created by Maison Barbedienne, the leading manufacturer of artistic bronzes. The cabinet’s eclectic decoration consists of colorful cloisonné enameling in floral and scrolling patterns derived from Near Eastern art. The overall shape is of a European Renaissance collector’s cabinet with Moorish style arches in its interior. William H. Vanderbilt purchased the cabinet for his mansion in New York.

Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris

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Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris
Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris
Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris
Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris
Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris
Cabinet, Maison Barbedienne (French, 1834–1954), Brass, with polychrome cloisonné enamel; velvet, French, Paris

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