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Stamped Carpentier, Cabriolet Armchair In Natural Wood, Transitional Louis XV-louis XVI
Stamped Carpentier, a charming cabriolet armchair in natural wood from the Louis XV-Louis XVI transitional period.
While the overall form is already Louis XVI (medallion back, tapered and fluted legs, console-shaped armrest supports), as is the carved decoration (ribbon, pirouettes, pearls, acanthus leaves, sunflowers), the recessed armrests, though in the Louis XVI style, recall the seating arrangements of the Louis XV era.
Note the elegance of the form and the finesse of the carved decoration which, with the exception of the legs, adorns the entire armchair, including the uprights and the top of the back and, more unusually and a sign of quality, the back of the seat rail where the ribbon continues, as well as the rear connecting blocks where the sunflowers reappear.
A rare model.
The armchair is in good overall condition. Upholstered in pink velvet.
Louis-Charles Carpentier, cabinetmaker to Duke Philippe d'Orléans, grandson of the Regent, ran a renowned workshop in Paris, on the rue de Cléry, specializing in bed and chair woodwork. Having become a master craftsman on July 26, 1752, Carpentier also worked for the Prince of Condé. The Palais Bourbon, the Hôtel de Lassay, and the châteaux of Chantilly and Vanves received a great number of his pieces.
This master, who signed his work LC CARPENTIER, produced chairs of exceptional character. His work is represented in various museums, including the Louvre and the Jacquemart-André Museum.
While the overall form is already Louis XVI (medallion back, tapered and fluted legs, console-shaped armrest supports), as is the carved decoration (ribbon, pirouettes, pearls, acanthus leaves, sunflowers), the recessed armrests, though in the Louis XVI style, recall the seating arrangements of the Louis XV era.
Note the elegance of the form and the finesse of the carved decoration which, with the exception of the legs, adorns the entire armchair, including the uprights and the top of the back and, more unusually and a sign of quality, the back of the seat rail where the ribbon continues, as well as the rear connecting blocks where the sunflowers reappear.
A rare model.
The armchair is in good overall condition. Upholstered in pink velvet.
Louis-Charles Carpentier, cabinetmaker to Duke Philippe d'Orléans, grandson of the Regent, ran a renowned workshop in Paris, on the rue de Cléry, specializing in bed and chair woodwork. Having become a master craftsman on July 26, 1752, Carpentier also worked for the Prince of Condé. The Palais Bourbon, the Hôtel de Lassay, and the châteaux of Chantilly and Vanves received a great number of his pieces.
This master, who signed his work LC CARPENTIER, produced chairs of exceptional character. His work is represented in various museums, including the Louvre and the Jacquemart-André Museum.
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