Stamped presentation furniture - 19th century

Rare small japanese-style display cabinet stamped cyrille ruffier des aimés (1844 - 1916) late 19th century mahogany, bronze, mother-of-pearl and ivory very good general condition, missing a mother-of-pearl wing on the bird and note, a slight peeling of the veneer on the bottom of the lower tray very high quality of execution, unique piece entirely made by hand additional information on request "cyrille ruffier des aimés was born on january 29, 1844 in champagny-en-vanoise in savoie and died in the same town on april 13, 1916 a talented cabinetmaker, he opened his own art cabinetmaker in paris in 1881, “ruffier des aimés & cie”. His workshops and sales stores are located at 11 rue basfroi - 1 passage rauch in paris, very close to faubourg saint. -antoine. In 1887, his factory equipped with a steam engine - a rarity in cabinetmaking at that time - employed fifty workers. Four years later, it numbered eighty. Ii, louis xiv, its display cases, fireplace screens, desks, harnesses, etc. Were thus praised by the critics of the time: “(…) it was especially his fancy furniture that attracted our attention. Here, originality shines on all sides; everything is created, everything is unique; the drawings, the models are all entirely executed in the house's workshops, and when you buy one of these pieces of furniture, you are sure to have an object of art of which no other example exists, that you will not find neither in any furniture house, nor in any apartment. ". Ref: the pantheon of industry, n° 655, september 11, 1887.