Alfred CORNEAU (1825-1886), in Charleville, Model number 25. Very important black lacquered cast iron cloakroom comprising an umbrella holder at the bottom, a shelf in the middle and seven pegs framing a central mirror at the top. It features a rich openwork decoration in relief of flowers, foliage, fluting, interlacing and scrolls. The shelf is marked "Corneau Alfred à Charleville" and numbered "25". Circa 1880. Height: 208 cm Width: 102 cm Depth: 50 cm Shrinkage to the mirror and oxidation from use to the structure. Note : Alfred CORNEAU, a master forger, set up a foundry with his brother Emile in 1846, producing cast iron for building and heating. He was one of the most important manufacturers of cast iron in the second half of the 19th century, producing a large number of stoves, warming stoves, cloakrooms and street furniture.