A French ormolu-mounted, kingwood, marquetry and parquetry vitrine

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY MILLET, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

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A French ormolu-mounted, kingwood, marquetry and parquetry vitrine
In the Louis XVI Style, By Millet, Paris, Circa 1880
The rectangular top with canted angles and a central raised plinth, with a brèche violette marble inset, above three frieze drawers with a central cupboard door below and three adjustable wooden shelves to the interior, flanked to each side by a bevelled glazed panel door, with olive-green velvet lined interior and two adjustable glazed shelves, the canted angles each headed by a rosette and an acanthus scroll, the sides each with a bevelled glazed panel to each side, on scrolled acanthus foot, signed to the right hand back foot Millet a Paris and stencilled 6617 to the back of the carcass
54¼ in. (138 cm.) wide; 47¾ in. (121.2 cm.) high; 19½ in. (49.9 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The Maison Millet, founded in 1853 by T. Millet, was first located at 11, rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris, then moved to 23, Boulevard Beaumarchais in 1902. Specialising in meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne, mainly copies of French 18th century models, Maison Millet was awarded many medals such as the 1889 Exposition Universelle Gold Medal, a Grand prix in 1900 and three Diplômes d'Honneur. In 1902, Millet was authorised by the curator of the Palais de Versailles to replicate Queen Marie-Antoinette's celebrated 'Grand cabinet à Bijoux'. An auction of their stock was held in 1906 and the firm finally ceased trading in 1918.

A centre table by Millet was sold at Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1998, lot 305.

A hardstone-mounted vitrine cabinet (lot 80) and a centre table (lot 64) both by Millet also feature in this sale.

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