G. DURAND, PARIS
A fine true pair of French mahogany, goncalo alves and gilt bronze mounted Vitrines by G. Durand. The thick rectangular breche d’alep marble top with moulded edge, above a single glazed door enclosing adjustable glass shelves with glazed sides, standing on short cabriole legs ending in gilt metal sabots. Original mercury gilding to mounts.
Stamped variously G. Durand with the ‘Marqué au fer’, and numbered 1 & 2.
Specialising in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, Gervais-Maximillien-Eugène Durand (b.1839) exhibited at the Universelle Exposition of Paris in 1889, gaining a silver medal, and the praise of the judges, who compared their work with that of Beurdeley and Dasson With his son Frederic-Louis joining him around 1890, the firm changed its name to Durand et Fils.
Height 50″
Depth 14″
Width 29″
Circa 1880
French