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Lot Essay
Jean-René Nadal, maître in 1756.
Jean-René Nadal (L'Aîné) was the oldest son of Jean Nadal (maîtrise not recorded). Around 1756 he took over his father's workshop in the rue de Cléry. He worked for the crown and various members of the nobility such as the comte d'Artois, specialising in seat furniture and beds both in the Louis XV and Louis XVI period which were known for their excellent quality.
Two fauteuils with virtually identical floral carving and similar outline are illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1998, pp. 599 and 600. A large canapé with closely related decoration is illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1956, p. 335.
Jean-René Nadal (L'Aîné) was the oldest son of Jean Nadal (maîtrise not recorded). Around 1756 he took over his father's workshop in the rue de Cléry. He worked for the crown and various members of the nobility such as the comte d'Artois, specialising in seat furniture and beds both in the Louis XV and Louis XVI period which were known for their excellent quality.
Two fauteuils with virtually identical floral carving and similar outline are illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1998, pp. 599 and 600. A large canapé with closely related decoration is illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1956, p. 335.