Lot Essay
The first and most notable of the family of menuisiers, Etienne Meunier had his atelier on the rue de Cléry. He was active during the reign of Louis XV until the early 1770s, though his maîtrise date is not recorded. His work was partly sold through the intermediary of marchands-ébénistes such as Etienne Igoe, but primarily Pierre Migeon (B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair, Paris, 1989, p. 312).
A set of six fauteuils à la reine by Meunier with similar foliate carving was sold from the Wildenstein Collection, Christie's, London, 14-15 December 2005, lot 108.
A set of six fauteuils à la reine by Meunier with similar foliate carving was sold from the Wildenstein Collection, Christie's, London, 14-15 December 2005, lot 108.