Victor Morel and Antoine Joseph Grümmer: Builders of Exceptional Carriages

The story of some of nineteenth-century Europe’s most luxurious carriage—and the people who made them. Founded in 1845 by Victor Jacques Morel (1814-79), Maison V. Morel was one of the most important Parisian coachbuilders during the second half of the nineteenth century, a time when French manufacturers dominated the industry. Antoine-Joseph Grümmer (1834-1909) succeeded Jacques Morel in 1879, renaming the company Société J. Grümmer. Their superb and elegant carriages were the talk of high...