Lot Essay
J. L'Hoste, a sculptor and cabinetmaker, established his business at 48, rue Amelot, Paris, in 1846. He exhibited at the 1855, 1867 and 1889 Paris Expositions Universelles and was awarded several medals. In the 1870s, the business took the name of LHOSTE FRERES (D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris, 2000, p. 432).