Louis XVI Style Cabinet Stamped Guillaume Grohé (1808-1885)

Louis XVI style cabinet in mahogany and ornamentation of finely chiseled and gilded bronzes.
The single-drawer apron is adorned with bronze friezes of foliage on a mahogany background.
The central door stamped GROHE A PARIS, presents a floral composition in marquetry of different exotic woods.
Top in red Brèche marble from Saint-Maximin.
Our furniture is stamped twice, one on the central door and one below the marble top.
French work.

Circa 1870.

Dimensions:
Height 110 cm.
Width 90cm.
Depth 45 cm

Material: Mahogany, marquetry of exotic woods and Brèche marble from SainMaximin.
Origin: France.
Condition of the object: Perfect condition.
Signatures: GROHE A PARIS

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Guillaume Grohé (1808-1885)
Guillaume Grohé born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt came around 1827 to settle in Paris. With his brother Jean-Michel, he successfully ran a "Grohé Frères" house offering furniture and works of art and successfully presented works at the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in 1834. His success was as rapid as that considerable. He obtained the Legion of Honor in 1849, and was then promoted to officer of this order. In 1861, his brother retired from business, leaving Guillaume alone at the head of the business. Having no successor, the company went into business in 1884. In a few years, he became one of the leading cabinetmakers of his time. Supplier to King Louis XVIII (Console in the Louis XIV style, National Exhibition of 1844; an ebony museum piece of furniture in the Renaissance style, 1844), King Louis-Philippe, Emperor Napoleon III (Mahogany dining room, Palace of Saint-Cloud, 1855; numerous mahogany furniture, Palais de Compiègne; mahogany furniture in the Renaissance style, Palais de Fontainebleau, 1859), and after 1862, Queen Victoria. Specialized in the manufacture of period furniture, the Duc d'Aumale entrusted him with the furnishing of the Château de Chantilly, and Mme Pelouze, that of the Château de Chenonceaux. He participated brilliantly and was on several occasions a member of the jury at the Universal Exhibitions. According to the report of the jury of the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1878, Grohé is described there as being "the undisputed master of modern cabinetmaking, we have exhausted all forms of praise for him, as he has exhausted all sets of rewards”. Finally, Maxime Boucheron quotes in an article in Le Figaro in 1884 that “Grohé was a true grand master of artistic cabinetmaking in the 19th century. A career spanning more than fifty years has filled our museums, our national palaces with incomparable masterpieces. He ensured the preponderance of French taste in luxury furnishings”.