Lot Essay
An identical guéridon by Maigret was sold anonymously at Nouveau Drouot, Paris, 18 January 1988, lot 132.
Alexandre Maigret first appears as a tapissier and ébéniste in circa 1775-1780. He was based in the rue Vivienne and sold meubles d'ébénisterie, but also mirrors and ormolu objects. Appointed fournisseur to the Garde-meuble during the Empire period he was the principal supplier of embroidery frames to the Empress Marie-Louise. (D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 452).
Alexandre Maigret first appears as a tapissier and ébéniste in circa 1775-1780. He was based in the rue Vivienne and sold meubles d'ébénisterie, but also mirrors and ormolu objects. Appointed fournisseur to the Garde-meuble during the Empire period he was the principal supplier of embroidery frames to the Empress Marie-Louise. (D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 452).