Armchair (fauteuil à la Reine) (one of a pair)

18th century

Not on view

The stamp “Tilliard,” indicates that these armchairs were made by one of the important families of joiners or menuisiers working in Paris during the eighteenth century. Jean-Baptiste Tilliard I opened a furniture shop on rue de Cléry in 1730, which produced many pieces for the royal apartments at Versailles. When Tilliard I retired in 1764, his son Jacques-Jean-Baptiste Tilliard assumed control of the family workshop. The gilded beechwood frames are richly decorated with scrolls, floral sprays, acanthus leaves, and the for this workshop characteristic heart-shaped motifs on the crest rail and in the center of the sea trail. The backsides of the frames are incised indicating that these chairs were not meant to be placed against the wall but intended to be seen in the round.

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Provenance

Title: Armchair (fauteuil à la Reine) (one of a pair)
Maker: Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard (French, 1686–1766)
Maker: or Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard (French, 1723–1798, master 1752)
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Medium: Frame of beechwood carved and gilded; upholstered in blue velvet
Dimensions: confirmed: 39 × 29 1/2 × 28 1/2 in. (99.1 × 74.9 × 72.4 cm)
height of upholstered seat: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.14
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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