maison forest A transitional style vitrine à ressaut Paris, circa 1900

mahogany, kingwood and end-cut floral marquetry on satiné veneer, the mid section fitted with a frieze drawer beneath a glazed compartment with one shelf and above a cupboard door inlaid with a flower filled hanging basket, within gilt bronze encadredments opening to two shelves, flanked by two glazed doors each opening to four shelves, the carcass stamped twice FOREST to the back.

Maison Forest was established at 14 rue Pierre-Picard in 1883 and at 31 rue Cambaceres, Paris. The furniture produced by the firm stands out for its high quality gilt-bronze mounts and furthermore for its notable ébénisterie and fine decoration.