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Lot Essay
Designed in the 'antique' manner popularised by Messrs. Percier and Fontaine in their Recueils des Décorations Intérieures of 1802, this guéridon can be confidently attributed to Alexandre Maigret on the basis of that stamped by the latter and sold anonymously at Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 18 January 1988, lot 132.
Maigret (active circa 1775-1826) first appears as a tapissier and ébéniste circa 1775 and went on to run one of the most famous and accomplished Parisian furniture making houses of the early 19th century. Established at 20, rue Vivienne, he ranked alongside the likes of Jacob-Desmalter and Marcion. A standard bearer of the Empire style, he was appointed fournisseur to the Garde-Meuble Impériale and supplied numerous pieces of case and seat-furniture for the Imperial households. Maigret collaborated on the production of ormolu with the Feuchères and Fossey workshops throughout his career, and this fact is attested to by the quality of the bronzes on his pieces. In fact, Maigret went so far as to acquire the stock-in-trade of Feuchère in 1829.
Maigret (active circa 1775-1826) first appears as a tapissier and ébéniste circa 1775 and went on to run one of the most famous and accomplished Parisian furniture making houses of the early 19th century. Established at 20, rue Vivienne, he ranked alongside the likes of Jacob-Desmalter and Marcion. A standard bearer of the Empire style, he was appointed fournisseur to the Garde-Meuble Impériale and supplied numerous pieces of case and seat-furniture for the Imperial households. Maigret collaborated on the production of ormolu with the Feuchères and Fossey workshops throughout his career, and this fact is attested to by the quality of the bronzes on his pieces. In fact, Maigret went so far as to acquire the stock-in-trade of Feuchère in 1829.