A PAIR OF EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS

BY JEANSELME

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS
By Jeanselme
With curved panel backs and bowed padded seats upholstered in later gros point and petit point needlework depicting exotic birds in foliate scroll panels with S-scroll arm supports on splayed lotus carved front legs with scroll feet, stamped 'Jeanselme' (2)
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Lot Essay

Recorded in Le Mobilier Francais du XIXe siecle, Ledoux-Lebard, Paris, 1984, p.374. Renowned for their seat furniture, Joseph-Pierre-Francois and Jean-Arnoux Jeanselme worked together from c1828. J.P.F. Jeanselme continued the business from c1848 and was later joined by his sone Charles-Joseph-Marie.

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