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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 184. A gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and holly and sycamore maple marquetry meuble à hauteur d'appui, by Guillaume Grohé, circa 1870-1900 | Meuble à hauteur d'appui en placage d'acajou moucheté, marqueterie en houx et érable-sycomore et bronze doré, par Guillaume Grohé, vers 1870-1900.

A gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and holly and sycamore maple marquetry meuble à hauteur d'appui, by Guillaume Grohé, circa 1870-1900 | Meuble à hauteur d'appui en placage d'acajou moucheté, marqueterie en houx et érable-sycomore et bronze doré, par Guillaume Grohé, vers 1870-1900

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November 19, 04:52 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and holly and sycamore maple marquetry meuble à hauteur d'appui, by Guillaume Grohé, circa 1870-1900

opening with one door decorated with a flower vase and fruits, based on four spinner feet, brèche marble top.

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Meuble à hauteur d'appui en placage d'acajou moucheté, marqueterie en houx et érable-sycomore et bronze doré, par Guillaume Grohé, vers 1870-1900

ouvrant par un vantail orné d'un vase fleuri et de fruits, les montants simulant quatre colonnes à cannelures rudentées terminées par des pieds toupies, ornementation en bronze doré d'inspiration antique, plateau de marbre brèche. Estampillé "GROHE/A PARIS".

Haut. 110 cm, larg. 107 cm, prof. 51 cm; height 43⅓ in; width 42¼ in; prof 20 in

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Related literature :

Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Les ébénistes du XIXe siècle, éd. de Nobele, Paris, 1965, p. 238-244

Guillaume Grohé was born in Winthersheim in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, on February 9, 1808. Upon his arrival in Paris with his brother Jean-Michel, he began as a cabinetmaker. In 1829, the two brothers created a trading house for the manufacture and sale of furniture and works of art. The success was not long in coming and was initiated by the presentation of furniture at the Exhibition of French Industry Products in 1834. In 1847, Guillaume joined by deed under private signature with Jean-Michel and the house took over. GROHE FRERES company name. His success was considerable, he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1849 and appointed an officer. His older brother retired in 1861, leaving him alone at the head of the company which he continued to manage until 1884. Having no successor, he auctioned off the furniture from February 18 to 21, 1884. his stores, sold the building on Avenue Villars and retired. He was one of the main cabinetmakers of his time, and in a few years acquired a brilliant reputation. He specialized in stylish furniture and was the supplier of Louis-Philippe, the princes and princesses, the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie. From 1862 he worked for the Queen of England. Finally, the Duke of Aumale entrusted him with the furnishing of Chantilly, Madame Pelouze that of the castle of Chenonceau.

On January 19, 1884, Maxime Boucheron referred to the cabinetmaker in an article published in Le Figaro: "A famous industrialist who was also one of the great artists of his time ... worthy continuator of Boulle, Gouthière and the Riesener, a true great master of artistic cabinetmaking in the 19th century A career spanning more than fifty years, exclusively devoted to the recovery and reconstruction of a national art among all ... has filled our museums, our national palaces with masterpieces incomparable. His influence on great industrial art was decisive. He ensured the preponderance of French taste in luxury furnishings and the models that his beautiful talent created ensure for a long time to our country this glorious artistic supremacy ... " . He became a member of the Jury in the Universal Exhibitions and was appointed in 1878 vice-president, and member of the admission and installation committees.