Exquisite Salonkommode der Pariser Firma Maison KRIEGER
in Louis XVI style, c. 1900, very finely crafted oak body with mahogany veneer, matt finish in traditional artisanal technique, two ‘sans traverse’ drawers to the front, exceptionally fine gilt bronze mounts, signed on the lock, stamped: MON KRIEGER AMEUBLEMENT PARIS to the rear stile, moulded onyx top, the latter with a professionally restored crack, 91 x 106 x 48 cm, restored condition. (MIN)
Maison Krieger (1826–1910) Founded in 1826 by the brothers Antoine and Nicolas Krieger (1804–1869), Maison Krieger in Paris was one of the most important manufacturers of luxury furniture of the 19th century. The firm exhibited its furniture at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1855, winning numerous prizes and medals. Maison Krieger was also where the celebrated François Linke trained; he learnt the art of cabinetmaking there as a journeyman and, after establishing his own workshop, also offered his works under the Maison Krieger name.
Lit.:
Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siecle, pp. 395–398.
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
in Louis XVI style, c. 1900, very finely crafted oak body with mahogany veneer, matt finish in traditional artisanal technique, two ‘sans traverse’ drawers to the front, exceptionally fine gilt bronze mounts, signed on the lock, stamped: MON KRIEGER AMEUBLEMENT PARIS to the rear stile, moulded onyx top, the latter with a professionally restored crack, 91 x 106 x 48 cm, restored condition. (MIN)
Maison Krieger (1826–1910) Founded in 1826 by the brothers Antoine and Nicolas Krieger (1804–1869), Maison Krieger in Paris was one of the most important manufacturers of luxury furniture of the 19th century. The firm exhibited its furniture at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1855, winning numerous prizes and medals. Maison Krieger was also where the celebrated François Linke trained; he learnt the art of cabinetmaking there as a journeyman and, after establishing his own workshop, also offered his works under the Maison Krieger name.
Lit.:
Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siecle, pp. 395–398.
Specialist: Günther Minichreiter
