A French ormolu-mounted, kingwood and parquetry haut meuble d'appui

BY GROHE, PARIS, IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A French ormolu-mounted, kingwood and parquetry haut meuble d'appui
By Grohe, Paris, In the Louis XVI Style, Second half 19th Century
The brèche violette marble top of breakfront outline with a moulded edge, above egg-and-dart, with a frieze drawer below, above a fielded panel door, the centre inset with a foliate trellis parquetry within a beaded border, the interior with two adjustable shelves, between canted angles, each headed by an acanthus and foliate-cast heading, the inswept sides each with a foliate trellis parquetry panel, on plinth base with claw feet to the front and gadrooned bun feet to the back, stamped GROHE A PARIS to the top of the drawer edge, as well as to the top of the door edge, twice stamped to the top of the carcass beneath the marble and also to the back of the carcass
44¼ in. (112.5 cm.) wide; 51½ in. (131 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

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

A similar haut meuble d'appui by Grohé, with trellis marquetry panels is illustrated in D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Franais du XIX Siècle, Paris 1984, p. 242.

Another large meuble d'appui, also by Grohé, with curved trellis parquetry panels, was sold in these Rooms 30 May 1996, lot 41.

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