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Lot Essay
Pierre Forget, maître in 1755.
Established in the rue de Charonne, Pierre Forget was a productive fabricant de sièges, and the inventory made after his death recorded no less than 400 chairs, but also tables and beds at his studio. A related canapé by Pierre Forget was sold anonymously at Drouot, Paris, Etude Jean-Louis Picard, 17 April 1996, lot 183, and another almost identical canapé stamped Forget was sold anonymously at Drouot, Paris, Etude Couturier Nicolay, 14 June 1995, lot 148.
Established in the rue de Charonne, Pierre Forget was a productive fabricant de sièges, and the inventory made after his death recorded no less than 400 chairs, but also tables and beds at his studio. A related canapé by Pierre Forget was sold anonymously at Drouot, Paris, Etude Jean-Louis Picard, 17 April 1996, lot 183, and another almost identical canapé stamped Forget was sold anonymously at Drouot, Paris, Etude Couturier Nicolay, 14 June 1995, lot 148.