A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS

IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-BAPTISTE CLAUDE SENÉ

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS
In the manner of Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené
Each with panelled toprail above a pierced-lyre splat, the padded seat covered in blue cut-velvet, on stop-fluted tapering legs capped with floral patera, on toupie feet, minor variations in carving, redecorated (2)

Lot Essay

This pattern of Apollo-lyre splat, but with rosette-enriched base, features on a closely related chair bearing the stamp of the menuisier Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené (elected maître in 1769) (illustrated in F. de Salverte, Les Ebénistes du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1962, pl.LXVII). A related pair of chaises by Claude I Sené was sold anonymously at Christie's New York, 26 October 1994, lot 96.

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