Offered by Galerie Pellat de Villedon
Furniture, works of art and paintings
These carved and regilded wooden armchairs feature medallion-shaped backs decorated with twisted ribbon friezes, and outward-curving, recessed scroll supports with padded armrests. The tapered legs are fluted and stop-fluted.
Upholstered in pink floral silk.
Louis XVI period.
Condition consistent with age and use.
H. 90.5 × W. 65 × D. approximately 50 cm.
Stamped NADAL L’AÎNÉ for Jean-René Nadal the Elder, received as master on September 22, 1756.
Born into a renowned family of chairmakers, Nadal, later known as Nadal l’Aîné, worked for the French Crown and the Comte d’Artois.
