LOUIS XVI STYLE DRESSER. GUÉRET FRÈRES, PARIS, FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: ZF1261
Louis XVI style dressing table. Woods, etc. Guéret Frères, Paris, France, 19th century. Marks on the back (stamp). A dressing table with a mirror topped by a crest and two gilt bronze pineapples, flanked by two shelves on each side with railings, features a veined marble top (also present on the shelves) and a front with three drawers in the upper section, two central doors (containing shelves inside pull-out wooden trays), and four small lockable drawers flanking them. On either side of this lower section are two columns with a strong classical influence, enhanced with gilt bronze elements. The piece stands on four legs. The back displays prints related to the manufacturer. The Louis XVI style is considered in France to be a movement within Neoclassicism, spanning from around 1760 to approximately 1789 (although works inspired by it continued into the 19th century), and was succeeded by the Directoire style. It is characterized by its influences from Ancient Rome and Enlightenment thought. The firm known as Guéret Frères (Denis-Désiré and Onésime) was established in Paris around 1853 and, from 1867, was known as Guéret Jeune et Cie., active until the 1880s. They exhibited their work at the International Exhibitions of 1855 (First Class Medal), 1867, and 1878, specializing in Louis XV and XVI style furniture, but also producing works inspired by other antique styles. Their pieces are held in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts (USA), and other institutions.
· Size: 140x55,5x219 cms.
6.800 €
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