LES ARTISANS DE MAROLLES & DE LOIR ET CHER under the artistic direction of Jean TOURET (1916-2004) Oak reclining armchair, the armrests carved with the profile of François Ier. Circa 1958. H: 106 - W: 142 - D: 42 cm Provenance: acquired from Maurice Leroy in Marolles (son of Emile Leroy, craftsman from Marolles). Exhibition: Les Artisans de Marolles at the Château de Blois, 1958; an identical armchair was exhibited and documented in a photographic report by Jean-François Doré. Bibliography: Jean Touret, éditions de l'Amateur, 2022, page 204, similar model reproduced in figure 26.