Lot Essay
The London business of Monbro (fl. 1850-1868) was taken over by C. Mellier & Co., whose premises were in Margaret Street. They were importers as well as manufacturers.
IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A pair of ormolu-mounted mahogany encoignures
In the Louis XVI Style, Last quarter 19th Century
Each of bow-front outline, the galleried eared white marble top underlined by a tasseled drapery mount, above a flowered guilloche frieze, above two doors with fielded panels, flanked by fluted half-columns, on anthemion-mounted blocks and ringed toupie feet, both branded to the back of the carcass C. Mellier & Co. Cabinet Makers with indistinct address
32¼ in. (82 cm.) wide; 39½ in. (100.3 cm.) high; 21½ in. (54.6 cm.) deep (2)
In the Louis XVI Style, Last quarter 19th Century
Each of bow-front outline, the galleried eared white marble top underlined by a tasseled drapery mount, above a flowered guilloche frieze, above two doors with fielded panels, flanked by fluted half-columns, on anthemion-mounted blocks and ringed toupie feet, both branded to the back of the carcass C. Mellier & Co. Cabinet Makers with indistinct address
32¼ in. (82 cm.) wide; 39½ in. (100.3 cm.) high; 21½ in. (54.6 cm.) deep (2)