A pair of Louis XVI style rosewood marquetry console tables with gilt bronze mounts. The front opens with a door adorned with an oval medallion forming a floral wreath held by a ribbon and terminating in trophies of quivers and flaming torches, within which is set a patinated bronze depicting a pair of birds. A drawer is located in the frieze with a handle in the form of a rose wreath and laurel branches. The whole is decorated with egg-and-dart friezes, coiled ribbons, meanders, pearls, and acanthus leaves. The front uprights are fluted with gilt bronze asparagus motifs. It is surmounted by a white marble top. The interior is veneered in light wood. One of the two pieces is stamped "ébéniste GROHE à Paris" below the marble top.
Guillaume Grohé: renowned cabinetmaker from Louis XVIII to Napoleon III
Guillaume Grohé (1808-1885) was a Parisian cabinetmaker originally from the Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt in Germany. He and his brother, Jean Michel, ran the Grohe Frères firm, which remained active until 1884. Specializing in period furniture in the style of the Ancien Régime, they gained recognition at the Exhibition of Industrial Products in 1834. After his brother's departure, Guillaume Grohé became one of the leading cabinetmakers of his time, supplying furniture for Louis XVIII, Louis-Philippe, and Napoleon III.
Marble tabletop dimensions: 82 cm x 45 cm (32.28 in x 17.72 in)
Circa: 1850
Dim: L: 79cm, D: 42cm, H: 116cm.
Dim: W: 31.1in, D: 16.5in, H: 45.7in.
Condition report: In good overall condition. Some veneer touch-ups. Drawer locks replaced. Stains on the marble tops.
- Reference :
- 3234
- Width :
- 79 (cm)
- Height :
- 116 (cm)
- Depth :
- 42 (cm)
- Era ::
- 19th century
- Style ::
- Louis XVI
- Materials :)
- Rosewood, Marble, Bronze
