Claude Séné (attr.): Louis XVI period desk chair upholstered in horsehair

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Claude Séné (attr.): Louis XVI period desk chair upholstered in horsehair

Name: Claude Séné (attr.): Louis XVI period desk chair upholstered in horsehair
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: QPOMF6BD15
Price: 1800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery GSLR Antiques

Period 18th century

Style Louis XVI

Item offered for sale by

GSLR Antiques

38000 Grenoble

Display phone number +33 6 62 44 41 91

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Description

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Large armchair à la Reine used as an office chair, a finely carved ceremonial model upholstered in horsehair woven on hand looms. Today, only one company in France and the rest of the world manufactures this luxury fabric. Parisian work, Louis XVI period, 1780s.

Unstamped, it is the work of a good Parisian upholsterer. The peculiarity of the front belt in the shape of a gendarme hat, found on another Claude Séné chair we are offering for sale, leads us to attribute this chair to the same master.

Claude II Sené dit le Jeune - cabinetmaker in Paris, Master on July 31, 1769. Youngest son of Claude I and brother of the famous Jean-Baptiste Claude, he worked on rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, but had to file for bankruptcy in 1783.

A fine amateur model, with rich decoration and elegant lines. The horsehair cover is a real plus.

Very good condition, with sound joinery and no play, but with some minor restorations. Armchair reupholstered and repatinated in the 20th century. We had the seat's horsehair cover removed and rebuilt.

Width : 61cm
Height : 95cm
Depth : 64cm
Seat height : 40cm

Ref: QPOMF6BD15

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Louis XVI (Armchairs of Louis XVI Style)
Period	18th century (Armchairs 18th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Claude Séné
Width (cm)	61cm
Height (cm)	95cm
Depth (cm)	64cm
Materials	Lacquered wood, Horsehair