BY PAUL SORMANI, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Born in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venice in 1817, Paul Sormani produced standard and fantasy furniture from a number of locations in Paris from the mid-19th century. In 1858 he expanded his business, producing articles styled from the previous century's maître ébénistes, and in 1867 established workshops at 10, rue Charlot. After Sormani's death in 1877, the business was continued by his widow and son, Paul-Charles, under the name Sormani Veuve Paul et Fils. The business later moved to 134, boulevard Haussman.