Maison Meynard & Fraget A LOUIS XV STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD VENEERED CABINET ON STAND Paris, circa 1889-1895

the cupboard door opening to one shelf and four satinwood faced small drawers above a long frieze drawer, metal label impressed MEUBLES D' ART/ M^{SON MEYNARD FRAGER Succr/50 FG ST Antoine. PARIS/SIÈGES & TENTURES.}

Overall in good condition. The veneers in good condition with scattered scratches and nicks consistent with age and use. With a few light splits near construction seams. One small repair to a veneer loss to the proper left side of the cupboard. The gilt bronze mounts seem to have been refreshed with a gilded spray finish.
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Meynard et Fils was established at 50, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. Léon-Guillaume Meynard (b. 1838) worked with his father Guillaume-Mathieu Meynard and grandfather, showing at all of the exhibitions and receiving a gold medal at the 1878 Exhibition in Paris. Léon-Guillaume sold the business to Frager in 1889.