A pair of Louis XV/XVI Transitional gray-painted and carved marquises circa 1770, stamped P. Bernard JME

Upholstery with wear, trim is detaching in areas; some minor stains. Redecorated; wear to paint especially in areas of raised carving. Age and construction cracks consistent with use and age; small losses to carving, including one to top right corner of one backrest.
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Pierre Bernard was the son of a cabinet-maker and although he was established in the faubourg Saint-Antoine, the preferred territory of Parisian cabinet-makers, he became a menuisier.  Bernard produced seat furniture in both Rococo and Neoclassical styles.  There are examples of his work in the Transitional style including two armchairs in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.