Napoleon III Inlaid and Ebonized Cave-a-Liqueur, third quarter 19th century, the ebonized case with a serpentine front inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl grapevines trimmed with brass stringing, the rosewood and gilt-bronze lift-out trays fitted for four decanters and sixteen glasses, now with a pair of gilt-trimmed decanters and fifteen glasses, h. 10-3/4", w. 14-1/4", d. 10-3/4".

The set is lacking two decanters and one glass. One decanter stopper has a loss to its base, which can be sanded down and is not visible from the exterior. One cup has two "fleabite" chips to its foot rim; another two cups have chips to their foot rim corners. The case has some minor repairs to inlay and filler (notably to the left corner), and some scattered shrinkage cracks and nicks as are to be expected with age and use.