One of which is stamped J.B. Boulard, with medallion backs, low seat and Louis XV period frame.
In walnut, finely molded, with antique leather upholstery in excellent condition.
state of preservation
H: 87 x W: 52 x D: 58 cm
Provenance: Comtes de Ganay
Jean Baptiste Boulard (b. circa 1725 - d. 1789 and
master 1755) was one of the most important chair
of his time.
By 1777, his work for the Garde Meuble de la Couronne
ensured him regular royal commissions.
orders. He delivered chairs to Compiègne, Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau, Versailles, Saint-Cloud and Bagatelle.
Bagatelle, and his chairs can be found in the great museums of
museums in France, England (Wallace collection)
the United States (Metropolitan Museum) and
Gulbenkian in Lisbon.
Under Louis XV, Boulard's style was characterized by
by sparse sculpture, nervous moldings and
with whiplash-shaped arm brackets (as seen here) and
(as shown here) and a pleated palmette atop the feet.
a pleated palmette.
Bibliography: P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du 18
ème siècle, Ed. de l'Amateur, Paris, 2002, pp 109-116.
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