Maison MILLET (1856-1918). - Lot 403

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Result : 12 000EUR
Maison MILLET (1856-1918). - Lot 403
Maison MILLET (1856-1918). Rosewood, satinwood and lemonwood marquetry "bonheur du jour" desk, decorated with latticework and fillets on all sides. It stands on four curved legs holding three drawers. The sliding top, darkened with small-iron gilded leather, is topped by a curved tier formed by a box and five drawers in two rows, and topped by a white enameled round dial clock with striking mechanism. Rich rocaille ornamentation with chased and gilded bronze staples and foliage on the falls, pull handles and lock escutcheons. Four foliage candlesticks in chased and gilded bronze wrap around both sides of the tier and a warrior love seated on the leonté, carrying a sword and a plumed helmet, surmounts the clock. Late 19th-century work by MILLET, with signature in the center of the clock face. Length: 112 cm - Depth: 63 cm - Height: 129 cm. Provenance: Private collection. The Millet company was founded by Blaise Millet, a bronze fitter, in 1856. It was located at 50 rue Saint Sabin in Paris between 1889 and 1897, before moving to the Hôtel Mansart de Sagonne (23 boulevard Beaumarchais). Initially specializing in art bronzes and lighting fixtures, Millet extended its activity to decoration and furnishings, sometimes collaborating with other bronze craftsmen or sculptors. From 1890 onwards, Théodore Millet expanded the company's activities to give it a real boost. He was one of the few cabinetmakers to gain access to 18th-century furniture in public collections, in order to enrich their knowledge and expertise. In 1902, Théodore Millet obtained permission from the Château de Versailles to make a replica of the jewelry clamp designed by Schwerdfeger for Queen Marie-Antoinette. Millet participated in the 1889 Exposition Universelle, where it was awarded the gold medal. It took part in the Chicago World's Fair (1893), where Millet exhibited alongside Beurdeley, and then in the Saint Louis World's Fair in 1904. Millet was even represented in New York by Duryea and Potter at 469 Fifth Avenue. The company ceased trading definitively in 1918.
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