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Armchair
Mahogany and mahogany veneer
Stamped on the back rail
Dimensions : H. 87 ; Seat height 44 ; W. 59 ; D. 45 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1800-1810
Rare mahogany armchair on ringed baluster front legs and saber back legs. Full belts, baluster armrests. Finely openwork scrolled backrest pierced with a stylized "LMY" monogram.
Cressent, a joiner based at 66, fbg Saint-Martin, supplied numerous chairs to the imperial administration and to Prince Eugène de Beauharnais at his hotel on rue de l'Université.
Condition report: new knife-blade trim on its original straps, covered with a tobacco silk damask with flowers. Minor wear.
Ref: X6V60JA6IS