Live Auction 17468The Collector: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED WALNUT AND MAHOGANY VITRINE-CABINET
Lot 101

A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED WALNUT AND MAHOGANY VITRINE-CABINET

BY GUERET FRERES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED WALNUT AND MAHOGANY VITRINE-CABINET
BY GUERET FRERES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The glazed vitrine cabinet with stepped pediment centered by an arch with urn finial flanked by cameo heads of Bacchus and Ariadne, above fluted pilasters between three doors, the interior lined in red velour, the base cabinet with three slides and three frieze drawers, the central cupboard door with oval panel carved in relief with a female muse and signed 'GUÉRET FRÈRES / PARIS', flanked to each side by a cupboard carved with musical trophies, enclosing one adjustable shelf, the backboards twice branded 'GUÉRET FRES PARIS 246 RUE DE LAFAYETTE'
119 ½ in. (304 cm.) high, 61 in. (155 cm.) wide, 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) deep

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The cabinetmaking firm Guéret Frères, established by Denis-Désiré and Onésime Guéret in Paris in 1853, was renowned for its carved furniture. The carved decoration on the present lot is based is a fine example of their revival of Louis XVI style furniture. In 1878, Guéret Frères showed a similar cabinet at the Paris Exposition Universelle. An exquisite Louis XVI style cabinet on stand is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (W.17-1980.) Guéret was favored by the Herter Brothers in sourcing interior paneling and furniture for the great Gilded Age mansions from the firm. A fine example of this paneling preserved from Thurlow Lodge is in the Fine Arts Museum in San Francisco (2001.33a-i.)