£900
Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener (1849-c.1900), a late 19th-century French kidney shaped rosewood, Kingwood and tulipwood work table, the hinged top with marquetry musical trophy motif, opening to reveal a simple fitted interior above a trellis parquetry decorated frieze with ormolu mounts throughout, On shaped slender cabriole, supports united by a decorative undertier. Stamped E (?) Zwiener twice to the underside of the carcase.
Private estate
Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Germany in 1849. In 1880 he set up his extensive workshops in rue de la Roquette in Paris where he created many original pieces of furniture. He was awarded the gold medal at the 1882 exhibition of the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Zwiener had most of his bronze mounts modelled and cast by Léon Messagé (1842-1901) who was considered amongst the best manufacturers of ormolu embellishments. In 1895, Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928) purchased Zwiener's business and stock. Operating under the name of “Zwiener Jansen Successeur”.
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