19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Silver and Works of Art

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Lot 265
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maison forest A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED, GILT EMBOSSED LEATHER, KINGWOOD MARQUETRY AND PARQUETRY CABINET EN CARTONNIER PARIS, CIRCA 1900

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • maison forest
  • height 66in.; width 34½in.; depth 19½in.
  • 167.5cm; 87.5cm; 49.5cm
the cartonnier with seven gilt-tooled burgundy leather faceted drawers centered by a circular painted and parcel gilt enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and inscribed Forest/Paris above two frieze drawers and two flower basket marquetry cupboard doors terminating on turned feet with Maison Forest  inset metalic label to one door.

Catalogue Note

Maison Forest was established at 14 rue Pierre-Picard in 1883 and at 31 rue Cambaceres, Paris. The furniture produced by the firm stands out for its high quality applied gilt-bronze mounts and furthermore for its notable ébénisterie and fine décoration.

See Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siècle, Paris, 1984, p. 201.