BY MAISON MOTTHEAU ET FILS, PARIS, CIRCA 1870

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND AMARANTH ARMOIRES
BY MAISON MOTTHEAU ET FILS, PARIS, CIRCA 1870
Each of breakfront rectangular form with cast acanthus leaf tip and mirrored 'S'-scrolls frieze, above egg and dart border centred by a male mask and two quarter-veneered doors cornered with winged putto masks and enclosing four adjustable shelves, the mounts stamped ‘EM’
66 ¼ in. (168.5 cm.) high; 45 ¾ in. wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

While the bronzier Maison Mottheau & Fils is perhaps best known specialising primarily in lighting fixtures, a category in which they flourished with the advent of electricity, the firm also supplied a wide array of functional decorations, including household furnishings. Such was the case at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle, the firm displayed pieces in the Louis XVI and Art Nouveau styles.

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