138. CHARLES BERNEL Cupboard with two leaves decorated with Chinese lacquer panels with gold decoration on a red background of mountain landscapes with children and scholars. The frames of the panels in violet wood veneer. The curved plinth rests on small arched feet. Ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze such as falls, moldings, key entries, apron and sabots. Aleppo breccia marble top with spout. Stamped CHARLES BERNEL PARIS 1921. Louis XV style, first quarter of the 20th century. China, Canton, 18th century for the lacquer panels. (Small damages to the veneer, minor restorations and slightly insolated parts). H : 192 cm - W : 137 cm - D : 49 cm Based in Passage Saint-Pierre-Amelot in Paris, Charles Bernel took part in the Franco-British exhibition of 1908. Christopher Payne (see bibliography) mentions that "The company manufactured furniture mainly in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, some of which were XV and Louis XVI styles, some of which were subcontracted on its behalf by the cabinetmaker Secrétant, who incorporated Chinese panels". It is therefore not excluded that the cabinet we present was made by Maxime Secrétant. Bibliography : PAYNE, Christopher, Paris, the quintessence of furniture in the nineteenth century, Monelle Hayot Editions, 2018.