Pair Of Louis XVI Bergère Armchairs, Stamped Antoine Gailliard
Artist: Antoine Gailliard
Pair of Louis XVI bergère armchairs, stamped Antoine Gailliard.
Pair of carved, molded, and gilded wood bergère armchairs with medallion-shaped backs and decoration of foliate and ribboned friezes punctuated with small flowers, also present on the connecting blocks. The slightly recessed armrest supports are finished with scrolls. They rest on tapered legs, all four with fluted and reeded edges. Stamped Gailliard, received as a Master in Paris in 1781.
Louis XVI period.
Upholstered in modern pink silk.
H. 100 x W. 60 x D. 47 cm.
Antoine Gailliard was an excellent chair maker who produced only during the reign of Louis XVI. Known for his consistently graceful work, he possessed a gift for lightness and finesse, and knew how to adorn the chairs produced in his workshop with delicate carvings. Bibliography: Jean NICOLAY: "L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIIIème siècle" (The Art and Manner of French Master Cabinetmakers in the 18th Century), Seats by the same cabinetmaker reproduced on page 190.
Pair of carved, molded, and gilded wood bergère armchairs with medallion-shaped backs and decoration of foliate and ribboned friezes punctuated with small flowers, also present on the connecting blocks. The slightly recessed armrest supports are finished with scrolls. They rest on tapered legs, all four with fluted and reeded edges. Stamped Gailliard, received as a Master in Paris in 1781.
Louis XVI period.
Upholstered in modern pink silk.
H. 100 x W. 60 x D. 47 cm.
Antoine Gailliard was an excellent chair maker who produced only during the reign of Louis XVI. Known for his consistently graceful work, he possessed a gift for lightness and finesse, and knew how to adorn the chairs produced in his workshop with delicate carvings. Bibliography: Jean NICOLAY: "L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres Ebénistes Français au XVIIIème siècle" (The Art and Manner of French Master Cabinetmakers in the 18th Century), Seats by the same cabinetmaker reproduced on page 190.
12 500 €
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 16th, Directory
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Gilted wood
Reference (ID): 1643507
Availability: In stock
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