Design for architectural structure.
1875-1890
Labelled 'J. A. Du Cerceau' at the top, this intricate print depicts a lavish two-tiered cabinet design that looks more like a miniature palace than a piece of furniture. The structure is a feast for the eyes, featuring sculpted human figures acting as columns and panels filled with mythological scenes and fierce lion-head medallions. While the provided context links it to the Baroque cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle, the text points to the 16th-century architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, likely reprinted in the late 19th century (notice the Paris publisher marks at the bottom) to preserve these grand Renaissance visions.
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