A 19th Century French ebonised and gilt metal mounted pier cabinet:, veneered in scarlet tortoiseshell and inlaid with a marquetry of cut brass in foliate scroll designs, the frieze with applied paterae and husk decorated mouldings, enclosed by a domed glazed panel door, within foliate surround flanked by stiles headed with shell, scroll and floral foliate ornament, on a shaped plinth base, 81cm (2ft 8in) wide, 103.5cm (3ft 4 3/4in) high.