Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros (fl.1850): A Pair of French Louis XVI-Style

Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros (fl.1850): A Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Amaranth, Partridgewood, Satinwood, Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Meuble d'Appui, circa 1880, Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros (fl.1850): A Pair of French Louis XVI-Style Amaranth, Partridgewood, Satinwood, Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Meuble d'Appui, circa 1880, of breakfront form, the top stamped Gros, Paris, the white and grey canted rectangular marble tops above tablet-centred frieze inset with blue and floral Sèvres-style porcelain plaques flanked by trailing berried interlinked foliage, with two cupboard doors below inlaid with foliate latticework framed by a stiff-leaf gilt-metal border, the canted stiles with further ribbon-tied mounts and porcelain plaques, on toupie feet 135cm by 43.5cm by 106cm Jean-Louis-Benjamin Gros was recorded as an ébéniste and marqueteur at 27 rue des Blancs-Manteaux until 1850, and then at 43 rue des Tournelles until 1863. He was associated with the Winckelsen firm, acting as its main cabinet maker. His son took over the business following his retirement, and both father and son exhibited at major 19th century exhibitions, winning a Mention Honorable in 1855 and being commissioned, amongst others, by the Duc d' Aumale at Chantilly. Provenance: The Property of a Lady

Estimate:£3,000

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