Inkwell, Plumer In Boulle Marquetry Vervelle Aine

Inkwell in Boulle marquetry on all sides, gilded bronze handle Drawer in the lower part, interior inkwell with pen section Attributed to the house of Vervelle Ainé, Alexandre Louis VERVELLE Ainé, Alexandre-Louis Born in 1800 in PARIS and died in 1856. One of the good cabinetmakers of this time. The Vervelle house was founded by his father, Jean-François, in 1804. His specialty was small furniture and the most diverse boxes and caskets, tapestries (his first job was an upholsterer). His first business was at 1, rue Neuve Montmorency, then at 11 and 14 rue Feydeau in 1825. In 1840 it had nearly a hundred workers. He then created fancy furniture, wedding baskets, liquor cabinets, travel kits and necessities. In 1830, he published the bulletin of the novelties store, containing the nomenclature of all the small objects he manufactured. The VERVELLE house was then firmly established, it knew how to manufacture high quality objects at reasonable prices. In his hands, ebony, tortoiseshell, rosewood, rosewood bend into the most capricious and original shapes. Copper, ivory, mother-of-pearl, are encrusted in designs of the happiest effect. He participated in the exhibitions of 1827, 1844 and 1855, where he won honorary prizes.