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Jean-Baptiste Boulard, Maitre in 1754; fitted with a Christie's label "Juin 4, 2003, Lot 495/7".
Comprising:
One Settee, 43 3/4 x 5 ft. 10 in. x 26 3/4 in.; height of seat 19 1/2 in.
Pair of Painted Fauteuils en Cabriolet, 36 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 22 3/4 in., height of seat 17 1/2 in.
Three Unpainted Fauteuils en Cabriolet Frames, 36 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. height of seat 14 1/4 in.
Note: Jean-Baptiste Boulard worked almost exclusively for the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne from 1777, supplying a plethora of menuiserie to the crown at Versailles, the Tuileries, Fontainebleau and Saint-Cloud. In 1785, he delivered a suite of thirty-six chairs carved by Jean Hauré for the Salon des Jeux at Versailles and in 1786 collaborated with fellow menuisier Jean-Baptiste Sené (matire in 1769), with whom he shared many Royal commissions, to deliver a suite of twelve dining chairs for the salle à manger of Louis XVI at Versailles (P. Verlet, Le Mobilier Royal Francais, vol. I pp. 81-83, n. 31, pl. XLV).