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A Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuils à la Reine
A Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuils à la Reine
Dimensions: H: 40.5 in / 103 cm | W: 29 in / 74 cm | D: 27.5 in / 70 cm
A Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuils à la Reine
In the manner Nicholas Heurtaut
The gilt chairs of typical carved beech and construction 'à chassis' allowing the backrest and seat to be removed from the frame, the chairs designed along symmetrical Rococo principles, with cabriole legs, 'whiplash' carved armrests and scrolling acanthus leaves applied to the surface, the seat rail & top rail crest with carved floral bouquets. The back supports incised with trellis decoration and a seashell motif at the apex.
French, circa 1880
Nicolas Heurtaut (1720-1771) is widely regarded as one of the most important menuisiers en sièges of the mid-18th century, on a par with preeminent chair makers such as Foliot and Tilliard.
Born into a family of joiners and woodcarvers, Heurtaut intially trained as a sculptor and was admitted into the Académie de Saint Luc in 1742, not becoming master in the guild of menuisiers until 1753. This unusual background is reflected in his distinctive sculptural style, characterized by an emphasis on symmetry and reliance on sinuous lines and selectively chosen mouldings and decorative elements carved in high relief to achieve an aesthetic effect, and eschewing an excess of surface ornamentation.
Comparative Literature:
Pallot Bill G. B. The Art of the Chair in Eighteenth-Century France. ACR-Gismondi 1989, p. 59, illustrating a related design.
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