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A beautiful curved corner cabinet veneered in violet wood and gilt bronze.
Aleppo breccia marble top with a corbelled edge and inverted cavetto molding.
One door without a crossbar: a large black lacquer panel depicting a sword fight.
Rocaille frame with shells, foliate scrolls, and flowers.
Cabriole stiles with drops and fillets, openwork sabots.
Oak frame, French polished.
Stamped MILLET.
Circa 1860.
Height 101 cm, width 74 cm, depth 52 cm.
Delivery available.
The MILLET firm, founded by Blaise MILLET in 1857, was located at 11 rue Jacques-Coeur in Paris in 1902 and later at 23 Boulevard Beaumarchais. A furniture store specializing in Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, but also in the modern furniture that was very fashionable at the time.
Enjoying an excellent reputation, the company developed largely under the direction of Blaise's son, Théodore, in the 1890s.
The company was described as a producer of "antique and modern furniture and bronze art." It received awards at the Universal Exhibitions in London and Paris: a gold medal in 1889 at the Paris Universal Exhibition, a "Grand Prix" in 1900, and three other Diplomas of Honor as well as four gold medals for the furniture it presented.
An auction was held in 1906 to disperse the remaining furniture of the MILLET company, which finally ceased all activity in 1918.
The MILLET company was a preferred supplier to François Linke and all the leading families of the era.
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