Side table from the “Maison des Bambous” by Perret and Vibert in bamboo with a red and black lacquer top at the bottom. Heads and bronze plates in the belt bearing an original label under the top plate “Maison des Bambous 33 rue du 4 Septembre Paris”
Alfred Perret founded in 1879 in Paris a house specializing in the production of bamboo furniture and luxury basketry as well as in the importation of authentically Japanese objects intended for a wealthy and Parisian clientele. Located at 33 rue du Quatre-Septembre, 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 the son of Alfred Perret and by Ernest Vibert. The company therefore became “Perret et Vibert” and took the name “Maison des Bambous” in the early 1890s.
Perret and Vibert, true creators of their time, took part 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 Universal Exhibition in Paris.
La Maison des Bambous enjoys a reputation far beyond the borders of France. The most important figures on the world scene visit their shop and furnish their homes with the creations of Perret and Vibert. Thus, the Empress Eugènie, Princess Mathilde, the Duke of Montmorency, but also Vanderbilt, the Japanese Marshal Yamagata, the Queen of Portugal and the King of Greece Georges I honor Perret and Vibert with their regular visits and purchases.
