A ROYAL TAPESTRY COVERED SUITE, Louis XVI, the frames after models by G. JACOB (Georges Jacob, maitre 1745), the covers from the Manufacture de Beauvais, Paris, End of the 18th century. Comprising: 1 four-seater canapé and 10 large medallion back fauteuils "à la reine". Fluted and finely carved parcel-gilt beech frames with fluted columnar legs, flat backrests and upholstered armrests. The tapestry covers with depictions of exotic birds and scenes from the fables of La Fontaine. Canapé 206x55x47x123 cm, Fauteuils 66x48x47x101 cm. Provenance: - formerly collection of Queen Marie Amélie of Portugal (1865-1951). According to tradition the suite was located in the Château de Bellevue near Chesnay, where the Queen lived in exile. - Stuker auction, Bern, 1970s. - private collection, Austria.