BY ETIENNE MEUNIER, CIRCA 1745

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A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
BY ETIENNE MEUNIER, CIRCA 1745
Each with a foliate-carved channelled frame, the padded back, arms and seat upholstered in cream cotton, some legs re-tipped with later blocks, previously decorated, stamped E. MEUNIER, two stamped twice, two stamped once (4)

Provenance

Purchased from Didier Aaron, New York, June 1978.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

The first and most notable of a family of menuisiers, Etienne Meunier had his atelier on the rue de Clery. He is particularly noted for his preference for pittoresque floral motifs. Etienne Meunier's maîtrise is apparently unrecorded. He was, however, a member of the celebrated dynasty of Menuisiers that included Jean-Baptiste Meunier (maître in 1739), Antoine (maître in 1782) and Antoine-Luc (maître in 1782).

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