A large French ormolu-mounted kingwood vitrine

BY GROHE, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A large French ormolu-mounted kingwood vitrine
By Grohe, Paris, Late 19th Century
The stepped breakfront pediment above egg-and-dart moulding, with a bevelled glazed central door, flanked to each side by a curved glazed door, with mirrored interior and a pair of adjustable glazed shelves, on plinth base and spirally-turned feet, twice stamped GROHE on the upper back of the carcass
59in. (150cm.) wide; 97½in. (247cm.) high; 21in. (53cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The firm of Grohé was established in the mid 1820s in Paris by Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé. They exhibited at the major exhibitions throughout the 19th century and supplied furniture to the French Royal households, as well as to Queen Victoria. Following Guillaume's retirment in 1861, the younger brother Jean-Michel managed the business until 1884, when it ceased trading.

A Meuble d'appui by Grohé was sold in these rooms, 30 May 1996.

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