A very fine pair of late 18th century Louis XVI neoclassical marquise
A very fine pair of late 18th century Louis XVI neoclassical marquise
A very fine pair of late 18th century Louis XVI neoclassical marquise retaining their original petit point needlework upholstery. The frames with neoclassical carved details, the shaped back with upholstered arms and the bowed front apron having overlapping ribbon motifs, the whole raised on fluted legs and topie feet.
France, circa 1780
Size: 34.2 inches (87 cm) high; 48inches (122 cm) wide; 21.2 inches (54 cm) deep
Stock number: LVC 20251
Pierre Laroque was a French furniture maker who started as a free craftsman before obtaining his Maître. He was appointed a master ébéniste or Maître on June 11, 1766 whence he settled in the Rue Saint Nicolas until the years of the Revolution. His furniture, especially seating, can be categorised as Louis XV, Transition and Louis XVI style, some pieces very simple, others equally neat but of more complex construction, mostly carved with neoclassical motifs as exemplified by this pair of Marquise. His furniture is marked: P. Laroque..
Bibliography: Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle – Pierre Kjellberg – Les Editions de l’Amateur. 2008
Les ébénistes du XVIIIème siècle – Comte François de Salverte – Les éditions d’Art et d’Histoire. 1934
