Pierre Achard (1748-1823). Pair Of Armchairs

Height: 89 cm Width: 59 cm Depth: 60 cm Directoire period In gray lacquered wood with green trim, with reversed backrest, the armrest consoles in fluted baluster. They rest on fluted legs, tapered at the front, sabers at the back. Connecting dice carved with a daisy, topped with a scraper. Stamped P. Achard. The Château de Longpra in Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine retains a series of seats attributed to Pierre Achard. A similar armchair, classified as a historic monument in 1962, is located at the Grenoble Institute of Geology. Bibliography: • Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du 18e siècle, éditions de l'Amateur, 2002, p.25 and 26 • Revue Connaissance des Arts, September 1958 pages 90 and 91, “Contribution to the history of French furniture: a name which is missing in the major specialized dictionaries: Pierre Achard, seat carpenter in Grenoble around 1800”.