Lot 82: Émile Marin (French, 1876-1940)

Émile Marin (French, 1876-1940), a pair of portraits of "Bedouin Men", each oil on beveled wood panel, each signed and inscribed "Tanger" lower right, Christie's labels en verso, each 10 3/4 in. x 5 3/4 in., framed alike 'art, genre ancien et moderne.' The company won several awards in the series of exhibitions in London and Paris, such as the gold medal in the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, and a Grand Prix in 1900. The firm specialized in the Louis XV and XVI styles, though they were acclaimed by their contemporaries for working in their own modern style. In March 1902, the firm was authorized by the Palais de Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux. An auction was held in 1906 clearing the remaining stock and the firm finally ceased trading in 1918. Maison Millet was an active client of François Linke.