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ANTIQUE #SA1217013

Millet Napoleon III Tulipwood Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Inset Guéridon

£2,650    $3,590    €3,122
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...
Antique SA1217013 shown on this page was made in 1860. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1860
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Tim Saltwell Antiques
Specialists in 19th century English & Continental furniture
Tim Saltwell Antiques is also an antique trade association member of LAPADA CINOA
West Sussex
United Kingdom
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