Antique sideboard or bookcase with rich inlays and bronze decorations

Antique French double-body sideboard or bookcase in precious exotic woods with rich inlays and additions of finely chiseled gilded bronze elements. The front is characterized by an upper part with two doors richly inlaid with central birds and lateral flowers and ends upwards with a shelled frame in ebonized wood. Internally there is a shelf adjustable via a ladder system. The underlying part is highlighted by a beautiful undercounter band covered in bronze which incorporates three drawers. The eight obelisk-shaped feet are connected by a mixed-line cross and end with gilded bronze socks. The furniture is restored by master craftsmen with traditional shellac and handmade alcohol method.
Provenance: France, early 20th century.