The original company - Forestier Freres - was one of the oldest and largest cutlery houses in Geneva, Switzerland. It opened a large showroom in 1832 in Tour de L'Ile, Geneva and soon had other outlets for its products (which eventually included such diverse items as clocks, watches and furniture):
Forestier a la Tour de L'Ile, Gevevre
Forestier a Grenelle
Forestier a Paris
It was taken over by Mr and Mrs Fontaine in 1931 (Fontaine & Cie) and they chose to concentrate on furniture.
Regards,
Neil