BY JOSEPH-PIERRE-FRANCOIS JEANSELME, CIRCA 1840 - 1845

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A set of five Louis Philippe rosewood and marquetry chairs
By Joseph-Pierre-Francois Jeanselme, circa 1840 - 1845
Comprising four side chairs and one fauteuil, each inlaid with floral scrolls and lines, the arched padded back and seat covered in floral green velvet, with scrolling arms, on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, three chairs and the fauteuil stamped in black ink JEANSELME, minor restorations (5)

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Lot Essay

Joseph-Pierre-François Jeanselme (?-1860) was one of the founding members of the Jeanselme dynasty. The Jeanselme family firm was one of the foremost firms of cabinet makers in Paris, from its foundation in 1824 untill its demise in 1930. During the forties and fifties of the 19th Century they received several comissions to furnish several palaces amongst which Fontainbleau and the Palais Royal. These chairs are stamped JEANSELME, this stamp was used by Joseph-Pierre-François from 1840 till 1853.
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