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Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon
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Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon

19th century
Description

Maison Millet à Paris.

A beautiful Napoleon III tulipwood and ormolu mounted guéridon inset with Sevres style porcelain panels. The whole veneered in exotic tulipwood, the shaped top inset with large oval blue Celeste dish painted with a courting couple in the style of Watteau, above four curved supports with platform base, concealing the original castors . The whole embellished with ormolu mounts. Fine original condition. Mounts marked for Maison Millet. The packing paper for the porcelain plaques revealing the date 1865.

Height 31” (79cm)

Width 25 3/4” (65.4cm)

Depth 19” (48.2cm)

French

Circa 1865

Established by Théodore Millet in 1853, the Maison Millet operated until 1902 from premises at 11, rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris, before relocating to 23, boulevard Beaumarchais. Specialising in 'meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne', with an accent on the Louis XV and XVI styles, Millet won awards in Paris and London including a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, a Grand Prix in 1900 and three further diplômes d'honneur and four médailles d'or. In 1902 the firm was authorised by the director of the Palace of Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux. An auction of the firm's inventory was held in 1906 and they finally ceased trading in 1918.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
65.4cm (25.75")
Depth
48.2cm (18.98")
Declaration

Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this Napoleon III Tulipwood Gueridon to the 1860s.

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SA1217013
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4202
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Description
Maison Millet à Paris.
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A beautiful Napoleon III tulipwood and ormolu mounted guéridon inset with Sevres style porcelain panels.
Tim Saltwell Antiques

The whole veneered in exotic tulipwood, the shaped top inset with large oval blue Celeste dish painted with a courting couple in the style of Watteau, above four curved supports with platform base, concealing the original castors . The whole embellished with ormolu mounts. Fine original condition. Mounts marked for Maison Millet. The packing paper for the porcelain plaques revealing the date 1865.

fig 1. A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves.
fig 1. Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon

Height 31” (79cm)

Width 25 3/4” (65.4cm)

Depth 19” (48.2cm)

French

Circa 1865

Established by Théodore Millet in 1853, the Maison Millet operated until 1902 from premises at 11, rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris, before relocating to 23, boulevard Beaumarchais. Specialising in 'meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne', with an accent on the Louis XV and XVI styles, Millet won awards in Paris and London including a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, a Grand Prix in 1900 and three further diplômes d'honneur and four médailles d'or. In 1902 the firm was authorised by the director of the Palace of Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux. An auction of the firm's inventory was held in 1906 and they finally ceased trading in 1918.

Please email or phone for details regarding delivery/postage quotes.

Height
79cm (31.10")
Width
65.4cm (25.75")
Depth
48.2cm (18.98")
Date of Manufacture

Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this Napoleon III Tulipwood Gueridon to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1217013
Dealers Internal Ref
4202
Tim Saltwell Antiques
Tim Saltwell Antiques
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Specialists in 19th century english & continental furniture

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Archive I A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves.

Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon

Archive II A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View II
Archive III A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View III
Archive IV A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View IV
Archive V A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View V
Archive VI A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View VI
Archive VII A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View VII
Archive VIII A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View VIII
Archive IX A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View IX
Archive X A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View X
Archive XI A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View XI
Archive XII A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View XII
Archive XIII A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves. View XIII
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A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves.
Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon
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A French Napoleon III tulipwood gueridon featuring gilt-bronze mounts, a central blue Sevres-style porcelain top plaque, and two tiered shelves.
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Napoleon III furniture, originating in France during the Second Empire (18521870), is characterised by revivalist influences from earlier French eras, decorative veneers, and opulent gilded bronze or ormolu embellishments.

19th-century French gueridons were constructed using timber veneers such as tulipwood or kingwood over an oak frame, accented with cast gilt-bronze mounts and decorative porcelain or marble surfaces.

Authentic 19th-century ormolu mounts feature hand-chasing, fire-gilding techniques, and precise fitting attached via countersunk screws directly to the cabinetwork.

A French gueridon functions as a focal accent piece in an entryway, beside upholstered seating, or within a reading corner to create visual contrast against contemporary furniture.

Dust gilt-bronze mounts gently with a dry, soft brush to avoid stripping the gilding, and clean porcelain plaques using a damp lint-free cloth without abrasive chemical cleaners.
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