A late 19th century French kingwood and parquetry bonheur du jour in Louis XV style by Maison Millet

A late 19th century French kingwood and parquetry bonheur du jour in Louis XV style by Maison Millet, with ormolu mounts, the raised back fitted with five drawers and two shelves above a pull-out slide and three frieze drawers, the central drawer with a brass lock stamped 'MILLET A PARIS', 101.7cm high, 82.7cm wide, 51.5cm deep.

Maison Millet established in 1853 at 11, Rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris. They specialised in replicating Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture and they had a close relationship with François Linke. They received a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.