THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY A.M.E. FOURNIER

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A NAPOLEON III GILTWOOD STOOL
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY A.M.E. FOURNIER
With circular striped silk seat and rope-carved frame with rope-carved legs and stretcher, on castors

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Lot Essay

The model for this stool was created by the upholsterer A.M.E. Fournier who worked in the boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris, from 1850 onwards. Its feet, which are in the form of simulated tassels, are significant in the context of the Second Empire in France (1852-1870), when the importance of upholstery and textiles reached its apogee in interior decorating.
A comparable stool to the present lot was given in 1985 by Arthur and Madeleine Lejwa to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where it is now on display in the 19th century galleries.

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