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Lot Essay
Nicolas Heurtaut, maître in 1755.
This chair is an example of the 'symmetrical rococo' which is so typical of Heurtaut's designs. The distinctive outline of the back with its serpentine arched cresting and slightly waisted frame as well as the characteristic floral carvings on the cresting, rails and angles can be seen on related armchairs illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1998, pp. 402-3 and B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair in 18th Century France, Paris, 1989, pp. 204 and 251.
Nicolas Heurtaut was first appointed sculpteur en bois in 1742, elected maître menuisier in 1753 and maître in 1755. He worked with numerous marchands-tapissiers and enjoyed the patronage of a wide clientele.
This chair is an example of the 'symmetrical rococo' which is so typical of Heurtaut's designs. The distinctive outline of the back with its serpentine arched cresting and slightly waisted frame as well as the characteristic floral carvings on the cresting, rails and angles can be seen on related armchairs illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 1998, pp. 402-3 and B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair in 18th Century France, Paris, 1989, pp. 204 and 251.
Nicolas Heurtaut was first appointed sculpteur en bois in 1742, elected maître menuisier in 1753 and maître in 1755. He worked with numerous marchands-tapissiers and enjoyed the patronage of a wide clientele.