CABINET.
In Tulipwood, ornamented with Bronze, and inlaid with Porcelain.
MANUFACTURED BY M. GAMBS, ST. PETERSBURG. 1851 EXHIBITION.
Amongst the latter was Monbro, a Frenchman, who established himself in Berners Street, London, and made furniture of an ornamental character in the style of his countrymen, reproducing the older designs of "Boule" and marqueterie furniture. The present house of Mellier and Cie. are his successors, Mellier having been in his employ. The late Samson Wertheimer, father of Messrs. Charles and Asher Wertheimer, now so well known in the Art world, then in Greek Street, Soho, was steadily making a reputation by the excellence of the metal mountings of his own design and workmanship, which he applied to caskets of French style. Furniture of a decorative character and of excellent quality was also made some forty years ago by Town and Emanuel, of Bond Street, and many of this firm's "Old French" tables and cabinets were so carefully finished with regard to style and detail, that, with the "tone" which time has given them, it is not always easy to distinguish them from the models from which they were taken. Toms was assistant to Town and Emanuel, and afterwards purchased and carried on the business of "Toms and Luscombe," a firm well known as manufacturers of excellent and expensive "French" furniture, until their retirement from business over twenty years ago.
CASKET OF IVORY.
With Ormolu Mountings. Designed and Manufactured by M. Matifat, Paris. 1851 Exhibition, London.