Jean-Baptiste Cresson: A pair of Louis XV giltwood 'fauteuil a la reine' both stamped I.B. Cresson. France, mid-18th century. (2)
A pair of Louis XV giltwood 'fauteuil a la reine' armchairs each painted and gilded and with padded back, arms and seat covered in cut-velvet, the frame carved with C-scrolls and foliage, each with the back rail stamped 'I.B. CRESSON'. France, mid-18th century. (2)
The Parisian ébénist Jean-Baptiste Cresson was from a famous family of cabinetmakers active from the Régence period in the early 18th century until the Revolution. The shape of the armchairs is referred to as “Fauteuils a la Reine” - a special shape that emerged during the Rococo period and is characterised by its lightness, elegance, padded seat, high four-sided back and open sides. Literature: Bill G.B. Pallot, L'art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, Paris, Gismondi Editeurs 1987.
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A pair of Louis XV giltwood 'fauteuil a la reine' armchairs each painted and gilded and with padded back, arms and seat covered in cut-velvet, the frame carved with C-scrolls and foliage, each with the back rail stamped 'I.B. CRESSON'. France, mid-18th century. (2)
The Parisian ébénist Jean-Baptiste Cresson was from a famous family of cabinetmakers active from the Régence period in the early 18th century until the Revolution. The shape of the armchairs is referred to as “Fauteuils a la Reine” - a special shape that emerged during the Rococo period and is characterised by its lightness, elegance, padded seat, high four-sided back and open sides. Literature: Bill G.B. Pallot, L'art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, Paris, Gismondi Editeurs 1987.
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