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Lot Essay
Louis Delanois, maître in 1761.
One of the most accomplished menuisiers of the 18th Century, Delanois was first established in rue Bourbon-Villeneuve and then in rue des Petits-Carreaux. He worked for important patrons, notably for the comte d'Artois, the Prince de Condé and for the comtesse du Barry. Employing up to forty craftsmen, more than ten thousand seats were produced in his workshop, all to very high standard.
Related armchairs are illustrated in B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair in Eighteenth-Century France, Paris, 1989, p. 203; and in S. Eriksen, Louis Delanois, Menuisier en Siéges, Paris, 1968, pl. V. A pair of very similar fauteuils by Delanois was sold Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 18 March 1980, lot 95 (FF 45,000). A closely related pair in beechwood was sold Sotheby's, London, 16 June 1989, lot 47 (£17,050).
One of the most accomplished menuisiers of the 18th Century, Delanois was first established in rue Bourbon-Villeneuve and then in rue des Petits-Carreaux. He worked for important patrons, notably for the comte d'Artois, the Prince de Condé and for the comtesse du Barry. Employing up to forty craftsmen, more than ten thousand seats were produced in his workshop, all to very high standard.
Related armchairs are illustrated in B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair in Eighteenth-Century France, Paris, 1989, p. 203; and in S. Eriksen, Louis Delanois, Menuisier en Siéges, Paris, 1968, pl. V. A pair of very similar fauteuils by Delanois was sold Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 18 March 1980, lot 95 (FF 45,000). A closely related pair in beechwood was sold Sotheby's, London, 16 June 1989, lot 47 (£17,050).