A REGENCE GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL A LA REINE

BY SEN LE PRE

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A REGENCE GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL A LA REINE
By Sen le Pre
Carved overall with pomegranates and foliage, the shaped rectangular moulded back, out-scrolled arms and padded seat covered in ruby-red floral and foliate silk velvet damask, the toprail centred by a pierced foliate motif above the channelled arms and shaped seat-rails centered by a pomegranate and flanked by foliate scrolls, above cabriole legs conformingly carved and terminating in upswept foliate scrolls, the back-rail Stamped twice 'SENE LE PERE', both stamps obliterated partially, restoration to inside of back-rail, regilt
38 in. (98 cm.) high

Provenance

By repute a European Royal family.

Lot Essay

Jean Sen, called 'le Pre' and born circa 1695, was the first of a famous dynasty of chair-makers and was established rue de Clry. He became master joiner around 1709, but used his stamp only from 1743 when new status made it compulsory. Very few signed examples are known and he must have stopped his production shortly after that date. It is known, however, that he was still active in 1746 when he was listed as a creditor of Claude Heurtaut, (see lot 34 of this sale for a giltwood fauteuil by the same menusier).

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