Bidspirit auction | Important 18th century French chairs

Important 18th century French chairs signed Claude Chevigny, circa 1775-80 - Both upholstered in original Beauvais upholstery retaining strong original coloring and fabrics with flowering shrubs on a reddish background, each with an oval backrest, upholstered armrests on matching sculpted baluster supports and topped with matching acanthola leaves seat rail with matching carved pediment , on tapered turned fluted legs The chairs - . (102 cm.) high; (75 cm.) wide; (62 cm.) deepClaude Chevigny, court craftsmanClaude Chevigny, a master received in the last years of the reign of Louis XV, distinguished himself in the creation of neoclassical models, according to the new Greek taste, a taste that characterized his illustrious clientele. Among these let us remember the Duke of Choiseul for his Château de Chanteloup, the Montmorency family for its Château de Modave in Belgium or even the Marquis de Paulmy. It should be noted that Chevigny created an imposing neoclassical salon for the Choiseul-Praslin family, famous in its time for its avant-garde taste and the neoclassical aesthetics that prevailed in its salons. It is very likely that our current lot was part of a much larger set that included sofas and armchairs.