Cave à liqueur trompes l'oeil de piles de livres-XIX/XX ème - Liquor cabinet - Glass-Leather - Liquor and books cellar

Remarkable Napoléon III-era liquor cabinet contained within a series of old books.

Cut glass, embossed leather, period wood: late 19th century.

Good condition considering its age and use. Closed dimensions: 18/12/14 cm.

Exceptional secret box camouflaged within a pile of books with bottles and glasses, from the late 19th century in France.
It takes the clever form of a stack of old books, carefully bound in gold leather with fake books.

It is a piece charged with symbolism, dedicated to discretion, optical illusions, refinement, and the ingenuity of the era.

Opening the upper false back reveals a secret compartment housing a carved liqueur bottle with its original stopper and four small glasses finely rimmed in gold.
Interior design rooted in the tradition of 'caves à liqueur'.

Valued in aristocratic salons and 19th-century circles.

The whole thing is as atypical as it is charming! Rare object!.

Careful packaging and fast shipping.

Insurance included.
Art Nouveau era