EACH STAMPED 'I.BOUCAULT' TWICE, CIRCA 1740

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD BERGERES
EACH STAMPED 'I.BOUCAULT' TWICE, CIRCA 1740
Each with arched padded back, arms and loose cushion seat covered in cream polychrome floral silk, the cresting carved with a trailing floral spray, with outswept channelled arms, the seat- rail centered by a foliate clasp, on floral-headed cabriole legs ending in toupie feet, each stamped center back underside of rear seatrail (2)

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Jean Boucault, maître in 1728.

Established on the rue de Cléry, Boucault worked in the Louis XV and transitional styles. He furnished the Royal Garde Meuble with numerous pieces, including Louise Elisabeth, duchess of Parma, and also worked for aristocratic patrons such as the duc de Choiseul. His work is distinguished by its fluidity of line and relatively understated use of crisply carved foliage.

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