A set of six parcel-gilt and green painted fauteuils stamped I.B. Sené Louis XV/Louis XVI Transitional, circa 1770

decoration refreshed

Joints sound and sturdy. The decoration is distressed as visible from photograph and feet cut. There is a black paint residue visible on some of the chairs and also on the inside of the seat rail of one of them. There are old minor restorations generally. One armchair has been reblocked. The roundel on the right side of the block of one front leg is missing, but this can easily be replaced. The chairs would benefit from attention to the painting. Measurements: 87cm. totoal height 2ft.10¼in. 47cm. floor to seat 1ft 6½in., 60cm. wide 1ft.11½in., 47cm. deep 1ft.6½in.
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Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené received Master 1769.