MAISON MILLET: A FINE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT in the Louis XVI style, of tulipwood and fruitwood parquetry with ornate gilt bronze mounts, surmounted by a brèche d''Alep marble top above a long frieze drawer, the hinged fall front with gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface, the fitted interior with four open compartments and a long drawer, above two cupboard doors, the interior with one shelf, on spreading foliate feet, the mount to the left side signed 'Millet à Paris' 160cm high x 104cm wide x 46 cm deep The renowned cabinet maker and bronzier Maison Millet was established at 11 Rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris by Theodore Millet in 1853. The firm specialised in 'meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne' and the present secretaire a abattant is typical of their work, clearly demonstrating the exceptional workmanship of their craftsmen and their talent for extremely fine cabinet making and the successful re-interpretation of the Louis XVI style. The company was very successful throughout the 19th century, winning a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, and the Grand Prix in 1900. In march 1902, Millet was asked to copy the grand cabinet a bijoux of Marie Antoinette for the Musee de Versailles Literature Ledoux-Lebard, Denis, Les Ebenistes du XIX siecle, Paris, 1965, pp. 484-486.
MAISON MILLET: A FINE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT in the Louis XVI style, of tulipwood and fruitwood parquetry with ornate gilt bronze mounts, surmounted by a brèche d''Alep marble top above a long frieze drawer, the hinged fall front with gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface, the fitted interior with four open compartments and a long drawer, above two cupboard doors, the interior with one shelf, on spreading foliate feet, the mount to the left side signed 'Millet à Paris' 160cm high x 104cm wide x 46 cm deep The renowned cabinet maker and bronzier Maison Millet was established at 11 Rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris by Theodore Millet in 1853. The firm specialised in 'meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne' and the present secretaire a abattant is typical of their work, clearly demonstrating the exceptional workmanship of their craftsmen and their talent for extremely fine cabinet making and the successful re-interpretation of the Louis XVI style. The company was very successful throughout the 19th century, winning a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, and the Grand Prix in 1900. In march 1902, Millet was asked to copy the grand cabinet a bijoux of Marie Antoinette for the Musee de Versailles Literature Ledoux-Lebard, Denis, Les Ebenistes du XIX siecle, Paris, 1965, pp. 484-486.
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