A MATCHED PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND CHINESE LACQUER BIBLIOTHÈQUES BY JEAN-CHARLES AND CLAUDE-CHARLES SAUNIER, CIRCA 1765

Property from a Private Connecticut Collection
A MATCHED PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XV GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND CHINESE LACQUER BIBLIOTHÈQUES BY JEAN-CHARLES AND CLAUDE-CHARLES SAUNIER, CIRCA 1765

one stamped IC SAUNIER JME; the other stamped twice C.C.SAUNIER; minor variations to size, upper and base mouldings and veneer design
Jean-Charles Saunier, maître in 1743
Claude-Charles Saunier (1735-1807), maître in 1752
height 82 ½ in.; width 60 in.; depth 16 in.
209.5 cm; 152.4 cm; 40.6 cm

Condition Report:
In excellent conserved condition with minor old repaired age cracks and patrches to veneers. Lacquer panels with some small losses, mainly on proper right panel of J.C. Saunier bookcase, with generalized craquelure and rubbing and some retouching and infill to decoration. Unfilled screw hole on proper right lower corner upright of one bookxase approx. 7 in.. from bottom at level of hinge. Mounts regilt. Chicken wire, bronze borders of door apertures and locks replaced. With two keys.

Provenance:
François Léage, Paris