A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted tulipwood etagere
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A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted tulipwood etagere

ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON KRIEGER, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted tulipwood etagere
Attributed to Maison Krieger, Paris, Late 19th Century
The quarter-veneered upper tier set with a two-handled ormolu tray frame and supported by four putti, the undertier similarly decorated, on tapering straight legs joined by a stretcher centred by a basket
35¾ in. (90.8 cm.) high; 34¼ in. (87 cm.) wide; 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) deep

拍品专文

An example of this étagère table, with additional foliage to the angles and stretcher basket, is included in a late 19th century catalogue of designs published by Krieger, A. Damon & Colin, and is also illustrated in D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXSiècle, Paris, 1989, XXVII.

The Maison Krieger was established in 1826 by Antoine Krieger and his brother Nicolas, with premises at 17, rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris. Changing address several times, the firm became known as Antoine Krieger & Cie in 1850 and moved to 76, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in 1853. On Krieger's death in 1856, the company passed to his sons-in-law and became Cosse-Racault et Cie. Finally, after further name changes, it became Damon & Cie circa 1880, and moved to 74, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. The company produced and exhibited furniture in many styles, both copying and creating modern interpretations of eighteenth century and Empire designs.