The Master Chair-Maker's Art
The Master Chair-Maker's Art
The Master Chair-Maker's Art is the catalog published by Frederick P. Victoria & Son for its 1984 exhibit of the same name. It includes 30 examples of some of the finest and most unusual French chairs from 1710 - 1800 covering the Late Louis XIV, Regence, Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Consulate styles. Accompanying these chairs are introductory essays by Anthony Victoria, Olivier Bernier, and Mark Hampton as well as a Glossary of the French terms and a Bibliography.
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From The Master Chair-Maker's Art:
A Louis XV painted corner sofa, in the manner of Nicholas Heurtaut, likely used on either side of a fire place. Circa 1755. Plate 19 in The Master Chair-Makers Art.
A Louis XV fauteuil a la reine circa 1748 by Jean-Baptiste Gourdin featuring removable "en chassis" upholstery. Plate 12 from The Master Chair-Makers Art.