A pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Antique marble and ormolu urns, signed Maison Millet

List: $26,500.00

An impressive and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert Antique marble and ormolu urns, signed Maison Millet. Each urn is raised by a rectangular ormolu base with elegant fitted fluted patterns at each side and... — Read More

Item # 7448
H: 21.25 in L: 8.75 in D: 8.5 in
H: 54 cm L: 22 cm D: 22 cm
France
19th Century
Marble/Stone, Ormolu
Louis XVI st. Read More

(Louis XVI st.) - Also known as Louis Seize, Louis XVI's style is a style of architecture, furniture, decoration, and art created during Louis XVI’s 19-year reign in France, just before the French Revolution. Thought to be a reaction and juxtaposition to the prior more elaborate styles, Louis XVI style developed at the end of the Baroque Period and continued until the birth of French Neoclassicism. King Louis XVI showed little enthusiasm for the old world styles of the Baroque Period and he sought out a create a new “beau ideal” that focused on the purity and grandeur of Ancient Romans and Greeks. Inspired by Ancient Roman architecture and art, distinct features of the Louis XVI style are linear lines, small repeated motifs, floral medallions hanging from ribbons, acanthus leaves, urns, dolphins, ram, and lion heads, and griffins. Greco-Roman elements, often used in earlier and later French styles, were also quick common and included fluted and twisted columns, Caryathids, and corbels.

Theodore Millet Read More

THEODORE MILLET (1853-1904) Maison Millet was a renowned 19th century furniture atelier that was described as producing Antique furniture and bronze art, specializing in the Louis XV and XVI styles. The company won several awards in a series of exhibitions in London and Paris, such as the gold medal in the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, a Grand Prix in 1900 and three further Diplomes d'Honneur and four Médailles d'Or for the furniture they produced. In March 1902, the firm was authorized by the Palace of Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux.

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