Millet Stamped Corner

Beautiful corner with an animated facade in violet wood veneer. Large black lacquer panel with character decoration in landscapes and pagodas. Rich ornamentation of gilded bronze finely chiselled: lacquer panel framing, falls, nets and hooves. Arched feet, marble top Aleppo breccia with Corbin beak. Stamped MILLET. Louis XV style, nineteenth century. Height 101 cm, width 74, depth 52. Delivery possible. Maison MILLET, created by Blaise MILLET in 1857, 11 rue Jacques-Coeur in Paris in 1902 and 23 Boulevard Beaumarchais. Furniture store specialized in Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, but also in modern style furniture very popular at the time. Of excellent reputation, the company developed largely under the direction of Blaise's son, Theodore in the 1890s. The House was described as a producer of "antique and modern art furniture and bronzes". Awarded at Universal Exhibitions in London and Paris; gold medal in 1889, at the Universal Exhibition of Paris, a "Grand Prix" in 1900 and three other Diplomas and four gold medals for the furniture presented. An auction was held in 1906 to disperse the remaining furniture of Maison MILLET, which finally ceased all activity in 1918. Maison MILLET was a privileged supplier of François LINKE, and all the great families of the time.