Renaissance Armchair With Cordovan Leather Cover - Tetrel Upholsterer -

RARE RENAISSANCE ARMCHAIR, SEAT AND BACK UPHELD IN CORDOBA LEATHER WITH FLORAL AND BUTTERFLY DESIGNS - THE ARMRESTS, LEGS, AND WOOD ARE COVERED IN THE SAME CORDOBA LEATHER WITH A PREMIUM GILT FINISH - STAMPED "TETREL UPHOLSTERER - RUE NEUVE DES CAPUCINES - PARIS - SPECIALIST IN FANCY FURNITURE" - 19TH CENTURY - FURNITURE IN ORIGINAL CONDITION - CLEANING NEEDED - SEAT FADES BUT IS NOT TORN - A TESTIMONY TO THE SKILL OF A 19TH-CENTURY PARISIAN UPHOLSTERER - FROM A CASTEL

Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, Randan, Place Adélaïde d'Orléans, chair (chauffeuse), one-off sale. Inventory of the furniture collection of the royal estate of Randan Level of study: studied Designation: chair Clarification of the designation: lounge chair Appellations: 3rd quarter of the 19th century Author(s) of the work: Tétrel (upholsterer) Description: Child's lounge chair Inscriptions & marks: inscription concerning the manufacturer (painted on the work, partially illegible) Details and transcriptions: Inscription: TETREL UPHOLSTERER / Rue N [ve] des [C]apucin[es] [n°6] / Paris / Specialty of / Fantasy Furniture Documentary references Bibliography • Catalogue of fine fantasy seats... the public auction of which will take place following the cessation of business of Mr. Tétrel, upholsterer, May 11, 1888 Catalogue of fine fantasy seats... the public auction of which will take place following the cessation of business of Mr. Tétrel, upholsterer, May 11, 1888. Paris, 1888