Living room furniture with frame, comprising four armchairs and a sofa In moulded, carved and gilded wood, decorated with acanthus leaves acanthus leaves, cartouches and a cordiform cartel, The back is curved and the armrests are fitted with cuffs. armrests fitted with cuffs and resting on curved consoles applied with velum, the belt resting on cambered feet. legs, each chair stamped TILLIARD and incised respectively I, II, III and VI on the rear crossbar. The sofa stands on 7 legs. H.: 96 cm; W.: 67 cm. Louis XV period. Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard, received master in 1752, supplier of the Mobilier de la Couronne. Green silk velvet upholstery with braid; (Minor accidents, wear and gilding). This elegant salon furniture is characterised by the suppleness of its line punctuated by velum and cartouches. The heart-shaped floral cartouche motif is found on many can be found on many of Tilliard's chairs. examples include the bergère illustrated in G. Janneau, Les Sièges, Librairie Duponchelle, Paris, 1967, pl. 175. 175 Son of Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, Jean Baptiste II became a master carpenter carpenter in 1752 but was not registered until 1764 when he took over the family the family workshop in rue de Clery, when his father retired at the age of aged 78. He continued his father's work with, of course, the normal evolution of styles. of styles. As the father and son used the same stamp without specifying their first names it is not always possible to differentiate between their creations. their creations. Jean Baptiste II took over from his father as as "ordinary carpenter of the Garde Meuble of the crown" and received important orders from the royal houses. Having made his fortune, he retired the Revolution and died in 1797. The chairs attributed to Jean Baptiste II display features of his father's work characteristics of his father, such as the heart-shaped carvings at the top of the the tops of the backrests and a fan-shaped pleated palmette at the top of the at the top of the legs. In keeping with the fashion of the day, he adopted interlacing, acanthus leaves, rubies and other motifs to decorate his works. ribbons, garlands, roses and baskets of flowers. of flowers. He supplied the Château de Versailles with a large amount of furniture decorated with loves and trophies. and trophies of music. For a suite of four armchairs of the same model, see sale Christie's 6 Nov 2014 lot 227