A pair of high-backed giltwood armchairs à la Reine. The pediment is carved with a leaf connecting the armrests. They stand on four tapered, fluted and filleted legs with floret connectors. Very fine cotton upholstery decorated with juxtaposed squares in mustard and taupe velvet. One stamped "C. CHEVIGNY" for Claude CHEVIGNY, received Master on 27 April 1768 Louis XVI period - 18th century Height: 98 cm each Bibliography : * This cabinetmaker was established until the Revolution on rue de Cléry, where he produced very fine quality chairs, very meticulous, simple but delicately carved. Most are in the Louis XVI style, with medallion, square or basket handle backs. Rigorous lines, tapered legs with curved flutes. Chevigny worked for the Duc de Choiseul at the Château de Chanteloup and for the Duc de Montmorency. To the first named, he delivered a set of 24 gilded wooden salon seats, carved with interlacing, which have since passed into the possession of the Tours Chamber of Commerce. * Pierre KJELLBERG "Le Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle - Dictionnaire des ébénistes et des menuisiers" published by Editions de l'Amateur (p. 180 to 182)