Maison des Bambous jewelry box

Old jewelry box. 4 red lacquered storage “drawers” inside. Cracked effect on the outside. Very beautiful patterns. From the famous “house of bamboos” Paris. One piece of wood missing on top. As is. (Alfred Perret founded a house in Paris in 1879 specializing in the production of bamboo furniture and luxury basketwork as well as in the importation of authentically Japanese objects for a wealthy Parisian clientele. Located at No. 33 of the rue du quatre-sept, the house specialized in the early 1880s in the manufacture of carved wooden furniture of Far Eastern inspiration and lacquer furniture. In 1886, the company was taken over by Alfred Perret's son and by. Ernest Vibert The company therefore became “Perret and Vibert” and took the name “Maison des Bamboos” in the early 1890s. Perret and Vibert, as true creators of their time, participated in the 1889 Universal Exhibition taking place. in Paris and won two silver medals. Following this first exhibition, they exhibited in various events: in 1894 at the Universal, International and Colonial Exhibition in Lyon and at the Tuileries Horticultural Exhibition, in 1900 again at the Paris Universal Exhibition. The Maison des Bamboos enjoys a reputation well beyond the borders of France. The most important people on the world stage visit their store and furnish their homes with the creations of Perret and Vibert. Thus, Empress Eugenie, Princess Mathilde, the Duke of Montmorency but also Vanderbilt, the Japanese Marshal Yamagata, the Queen of Portugal and the King of Greece George I honor Perret and Vibert with their regular visits and purchases.).