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A LOUIS XV STAINED-BEECH BERGERE

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A LOUIS XV STAINED-BEECH BERGERE
By Claude I Séné

The arched channelled back centred by an asymmetrical foliate spray and above shaped armrests carved overall with C-scrolls, foliage and flowerheads, the serpentine apron centred by S-scrolls, foliate trails and flowerheads, on cabriole legs terminating in scrolled feet and headed by foliate volutes and flowerhead motifs, the padded back, arms, seat and squab-cushion covered in close-nailed fabric with Japanese garden scenes, the backrail stamped once G.SENE, restorations and fillets to the rails, the apron restored, three feet spliced, one foot re-tipped

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Claude I Séné, maître in 1743

Claude I Séné, son of Jean Séné, was established in the rue de Cléry under the sign of the 'Grand Saint-Georges', where he worked with his brother-in-law Jean-Etienne Saint-Georges. Both menuisiers worked individually and used seperate stamps for their work. It has been suggested that Séné entrusted some of the carving of his early work to Nicolas Heurtaut, who was also established at the rue de Cléry. Claude Séné had two sons, Claude II and Jean-Baptiste-Claude who both became menuisiers, (P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 804).