#8218 • $3,000+ Grange France Louis Philippe Style Solid Cherry Wood Low Cabinet, Made in France, New York Design Center Provenance, Circa Late 20th Century, 26"

Part of The Royal McLean Mansion Downsized: Property of a Princess · Furniture & Decor · Lalique · Rugs · Fine Art (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

Status: Sold

A beautifully crafted low cabinet by Grange France, one of the most respected names in traditional French furniture production and a maker whose work has been sold through Harrods in London, the New York Design Center, and the world's leading design trade showrooms. The French furniture company Grange, with showrooms around the globe, has created furniture in the finest French cabinetmaking tradition, and this example is a characteristic expression of their signature approach: honest materials, restrained classical design, and construction quality built to last generations. The piece is executed in solid cherry wood in the Louis Philippe manner, the style named for the French king who reigned from 1830 to 1848 and whose reign produced some of the most enduringly appealing furniture in the French canon. The rounded profiles of the Louis Philippe style were preferred by the affluent middle and upper classes, with ornamentation minimal on the finely crafted pieces, allowing the grain of the wood to take center stage. The warm, honey-toned cherry wood on this example displays exactly that quality, the smooth surfaces and gently rounded top edges presenting the natural beauty of the material without distraction. The cabinet features a single frieze drawer above a double-door lower section opening to reveal an interior shelf, providing versatile and well-organized storage. The clean cornice molding at the top and the simple plinth base below frame the case in classic proportion, consistent with the Louis Philippe vocabulary of restrained architectural clarity. The back bears the original Grange label referencing the furniture's production in the Loire region cabinetmaking tradition, along with the Made in France designation and the New York Design Center provenance label. This is the kind of well-made, classically proportioned piece that integrates naturally into almost any traditional or transitional interior and improves with age. The cherry wood will continue to deepen and enrich in tone over time, as is characteristic of the species. Solid cherry wood. Louis Philippe style. Single frieze drawer over double-door lower cabinet with interior shelf. Made in France label. Grange France, believed to be late 20th century. New York Design Center provenance.. Size: 27 x 17 x 26". Exquisite find!