Paris, Second Empire period, circa 1867.
Charles-Guillaume Diehl (Steinbach, Hesse, 1811 – Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, 1885)
Designed by Jean-Eugène Brandely (Paris, active between 1867 and 1873)
Bronzes executed by Emmanuel Frémiet (Paris, 1824–1910)
Oak structure, cedar and walnut veneer, patinated bronze, drawers with cane bottoms.
H. 170 cm (67 in.); W. 95 cm (37 ½ in.); D. 55 cm (21 ¾ in.).
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Daniel Alcouffe, “Médaillier,” entry corresponding to no. 55 in the catalogue of the Second Empire exhibition presented at the Grand Palais, 11 May – 13 August 1979, Paris, 1979, pp. 134–135.
