Louis XV Style Table, Stamped Maison Krieger

Louis XV style  oval table, 19th century. The table rests on 4 arched legs ending in bronze sabots. The gilded bronze falls in the shape of rams' heads. The all-around frieze with a drawer on the front is decorated with allegorical masks, cornucopias and rams. The top is decorated with a diamond-shaped parquet pattern surrounded by a gilded bronze gallery. Signed inside the drawer: Maison Krieger ameublement Paris Maison

Krieger began its cabinetmaking activity in the middle of the 19th century with Antoine Krieger (1804-1869) before adding an important decoration department which ensured the prestige of its trade until around 1945. The Krieger house executed all plans and drawings in old and modern styles. A thousand workers worked in the workshops at 74-76 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in Paris, producing luxury and more common furniture. The workmanship, however, of very high quality guaranteed interiors in well-chosen oak or mahogany decorated with selected veneer woods. The Krieger house obtained a 2nd class medal at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1851 and also presented works at numerous international exhibitions such as in Paris in 1855.