LARGE LOUIS XVI PERIOD MEDALLION-BACK ARMCHAIR STAMPED DUPAIN in natural beech, moulded and carved with scrolls and a canopy of flowers. It stands on tapered, fluted and filleted legs. Adrien-Pierre Dupain Joiner. Paris. Mastered on 10 December 1772. A skilled furniture joiner under Louis XVI, he obtained commissions for the royal residences and, in particular, for the Queen's service at the Château de Saint-Cloud. H. 96 x W. 62 x D. 55 cm. (Minor restorations to the belt, traces of use, minor knocks and small gaps in the sculpture).