A EMPIRE GREY-PAINTED FAUTEUIL, BY EITHER JACOB-DESMALTER OR PIERRE-BENOÎT MARCION, CIRCA 1810

A EMPIRE GREY-PAINTED FAUTEUIL
BY EITHER JACOB-DESMALTER OR PIERRE-BENOÎT MARCION, CIRCA 1810
The rectangular back and bow-fronted seat covered in blue fabric, the channelled frame carved with berried laurel and flowerheads, the arms headed by shells and terminating in stylised acanthus scrolls, above baluster turned and leaf-wrapped supports, the rails centred by foliate wreaths flanked by stylised foliate branches, above baluster-turned and leaf-wrapped legs, branded 'FON' and with three crowned fleur-de-lys, and with blue stencilled number 'F-16179'
36 ¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep

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