BY GROHÉ, PARIS, CIRCA 1870

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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted ebony and ebonised bedstead
By Grohé, Paris, Circa 1870
The arched headboard centred by a foliate crest and flanked to each side by an urn finial, the uprights applied with lion masks and trailing foliage, with panelled side-rails and footboard flanked to each side by a tapering acanthus-cast Ionic column, the headboard stamped twice GROHE/A PARIS
56¼ in. (143.5 cm.) high; 86½ in. (219.7 cm.) long; 60½ in. (153.7 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

The firm of Grohé was established in the mid 1820s in Paris by Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé. The brothers 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 retirement in 1861, Jean-Michel, the younger brother, managed the business until 1884, when it ceased trading.

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