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A 19th century French mahogany and tulipwood cabinet with…
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Melbourne
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18-Mar-2018
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A 19th century French mahogany and tulipwood cabinet with finely Chiselled original gilt bronze mounts, by Antoine Krieger, circa 1865. Stamped to each lock plate 'Maison Krieger Paris'. 240 cm high, 192 cm wide, 49 cm deep. Note: Antoine Krieger and his brother Nicholas established Maison Krieger in 1826 at 17 rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris. Being a major furniture during the second half of the 19th century, is is no surprise Maison Krieger exhibited at the 1849 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in Paris and at the Universal Exhibitions of 1851 in London and 1855 again in Paris. At the 1851 great Exhibition in London they were awarded a medal for an exhibition oak sideboard made for a client from the ottoman Empire. Maison Krieger created numerous furniture styles, and the firm featured at all the major exhibitions of the nineteenth century up to and including the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
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