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拍品专文
While the coat-of-arms of a number of French families from this period resemble that found on the crest rail of this fauteuil, is is most likely that they belong to Jacques-Bertrand Scépeaux, marquis de Beaupréau, son of Gui-Michel, captaine de dragons, and Madeleine-Marguerite Chotard. Born in 1704, Jacques-Bertrand led a highly successful martial career beginning with his promotion to colonel in 1734, lieutenant-general of Anjou in 1738, brigadier in 1743, maréchel de camp in 1745 and finally lieutenant-general in 1748. Scépeaux married Elisabeth-Louise Duché in 1740 and died in Paris during 1778.
Two closely related giltwood armchairs are recorded; one is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (Inv. No. 25-1219), whilst the other was sold by French and Company, Christie's New York, 24 November 1998, lot 27 ($118,000).
An interesting pen and ink drawing, probably of Parisian authorship and executed circa 1715, is in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. In an album assembled by Daniel Crönstrom while serving as secretary to the Swedish Ambassador to the court of Louis XIV, it shows a number of possible variants in form and sculpture for a similar chair. (M. Jarry, Le Siège Français, Fribourg, 1973, p. 78, fig. D23).
A related pair of chairs from the collection of Lady Baillie, Leeds Castle, Kent, was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 8 December 1994, lot 527.
Two closely related giltwood armchairs are recorded; one is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (Inv. No. 25-1219), whilst the other was sold by French and Company, Christie's New York, 24 November 1998, lot 27 ($118,000).
An interesting pen and ink drawing, probably of Parisian authorship and executed circa 1715, is in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. In an album assembled by Daniel Crönstrom while serving as secretary to the Swedish Ambassador to the court of Louis XIV, it shows a number of possible variants in form and sculpture for a similar chair. (M. Jarry, Le Siège Français, Fribourg, 1973, p. 78, fig. D23).
A related pair of chairs from the collection of Lady Baillie, Leeds Castle, Kent, was sold anonymously at Christie's London, 8 December 1994, lot 527.