Mercier Frères was a Parisian decoration company, upholsterer and furniture manufacturer, located at 100 faubourg Saint-Antoine, in Paris and known for the production of many high quality stylish furniture. Claude MERCIER, a cabinetmaker born in Chenôve, in Cote d'Or, in 1802, created in 1828 a cabinet-making company which he set up at No. 31 rue du faubourg Saint Antoine, the Parisian artery of craftsmanship (especially cabinetmaking) from its medieval origins. After his marriage, in 1832, to Charlotte Héloise MOREAU (1811-1892), he moved to N ° 100, at the corner with rue Traversière. The couple will have their first son Paul Eugène, in 1833, then Claude Arthur in 1839 and Charles Léon in 1845. In 1856, the family business takes the name of "Mercier Père et Fils". In 1863, Paul Eugène took over the company under the name "Mercier Fils Aîné". The company begins to supply the imperial court of Napoleon III in particular. In 1867, she participated in the universal exhibitions in Paris and took the name of "Mercier Frères". Claude MERCIER died in 1880, his wife in 1891. The company is then still in the hands of the eldest, who after having married in 1860, Adèle Stéphanie LECHAUGUETTE, will have Georges Claude in 1861, Henri Charles Eloi in 1863, François Maurice , in 1868, Charles Marie in 1874, and two daughters Marie Heloise Claudine in 65 and Berthe Caroline in 1878. The success is growing, the company exhibits again at the exhibition of 1878 and that of 1900 with a small pavilion and an original advertisement since it prints a map of the attractions of the exhibition for the many tourists. Henri Charles Eloi MERCIER takes over the reins of the family house. The company is prosperous and Henri Charles, now Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, will house his family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, at 51 avenue Bugeaud. In 1912, the company joined forces with Francisque Chaleyssin's company in Lyon. The following year they set up a joinery factory in Lyon under the name "Mercier - Chaleyssin". In 1914, the company opened a branch in Buenos Aire, Argentina. In 1920, the company opened a store "Le Palais de Marbre" at 77 avenue des Champs-Élysées. Then in 1927, another branch in New York, at 232-236 E. 59th Street. On the occasion of the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1937, Mercier Frères offers a "Parachute" attraction at the aeronautical pavilion. Specializing in stylish furniture, it will follow all the trends of fashion and will supply many European and Eastern courts, in particular the imperial family of Iran. The company closed its doors permanently in 1985.