Alfred Perret & Ernest Vibert Furniture, Maison Des Bambous

Turned and curved bamboo sideboard featuring an elegant X-shaped structure resting on four legs opening with a door in the front and an opening in the upper part. The upper part is adorned with a hexagonal panel in black lacquer with Japanese-style decoration of waders and plants, framed by rattan weaving and enriched with carved bamboo decorative elements. A lower shelf in woven cane completes the set.

By its decorative vocabulary blending bamboo, basketry, lacquer and Far Eastern inspiration, this piece is fully in keeping with the production of the famous Maison des Bambous, founded in Paris by Alfred Perret and Ernest Vibert. At the end of the XIXᵉ century, the company enjoyed great success with its creations for conservatories, verandas and holiday homes, in the taste of the then triumphant Japonism. Lacquered panels decorated with birds and plants are one of the workshop's most sought-after signatures.

This piece is distinguished by its fine assembly, visual lightness and the quality of its antique patina.

France, circa 1880-1900