French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted bombé shaped Royal Vase Stand after the model by Maison Millet
Ref#ST-47 | Description
Our sublime Reproduction of The Royal French Louis XV style bombé shape gilt-ormolu-mounted veneer inlaid pedestal after the model attributed to Theodore Millet, the famed French cabinet maker and founder of the Maison Millet firm in Paris, c.1880, in the manner of Leon Message,
The pedestal is headed with an inset marble top fitted with a gadrooned gilt ormolu floral filled cartouches and scroll forms, rotating on a bombe pedestal base,
The case adorned with an intricate and exceptionally gilt ormolu cabriole mounts with male and female ormolu espagnolette, elongated with gilt ormolu scroll mounts centering a floral basket issuing blooms extended to the bottom, raised on gilt ormolu cabriole scroll feet.
Ref#ST-47
H:156 x W:41 x D:41cm
Louis XV Style | Theodore Millet
Maison Millet
The House of Millet or Maison Millet was founded in 1853 by Theodore Millet in Paris. Millet was a producer of the finest meubles de luxe from 1853 until 1918, specializing in furnishings designed in the 18th-century taste, the firm was described as producing "meuble et bronze d'art, genre ancient et modern" (furniture and bronze art, ancient and modern styles).
The firm won many honors in a series of exhibitions in London and Paris, including the gold medal at the Paris Exhibition Universelle in 1889, the Grand Prix the following year, as well as three Diplomes d' Honneur and four gold medals.
The firm's greatest honor came in March 1902 when the curator of Versailles Palace authorized Millet to replace Queen Marie Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet a bijoux.
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