Lot n° 355
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 2 000EUR
ATELIER de Georges-Alphonse-Bonifacio MONBRO (1807-1884), Ru - Lot 355
ATELIER de Georges-Alphonse-Bonifacio MONBRO (1807-1884), Rue du cimetière St-Nicolas - PARIS n°5.
Rare, important and complete travel case in rosewood veneer and gilt bronze hinges. It features a mirror and various shaped compartments housing eleven cut-crystal flasks of various sizes, combs, brushes, flyswattles, scissors, knives, forks, hooks, two fine porcelain cups decorated with gilded highlights and marked "Manufacture de NAST" (Paris, 18th-19th century).
Some parts of the set feature silver (hallmark: 1e Coq de Paris, 1er titre) and ivory.
Interior lined with gilded red leather.
Early 19th century.
Case dimensions :
Height. : 11 cm
Width : 35 cm
Depth: 24 cm
Note:
The Monbro factory in Paris was a true luxury cabinetmaker of the XIXᵉ century, founded by Georges Monbro (as early as 1801) and taken to a high level of prestige and innovation by his son, Georges-Alphonse-Bonifacio (Monbro Aîné), active until his retirement in 1870.
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