PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) - Lot 32

PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) Master in Paris in 1766 SET OF FOUR CHAIRS AND FIVE ARMCHAIRS Louis XVI period. Carved and gilded beech. Circular stamp of Pierre Bernard. Armchairs : H. 94 cm L. 63,5 cm D. 56 cm - Chairs : H. 91 cm L. 46 cm D. 44 cm Armchairs: the top of a right front leg, glued back. Small shock to the top of a backrest. Old repair on the right front leg for another chair. Wear and chips of gilding on the whole. Parts of braids to be reattached. This beautiful model has a racket back. It rests on tapered, fluted and filleted legs, those The rear ones are arranged on the bias. The belt is rounded on the front and arched towards the back. It is decorated with with a frieze of channels with rudente. The flat backs are friezed with a twisted ribbon that continues on the armrests and to the long armrests for the armchairs. The console arms rest on a fluted die and are carved with an acanthus carved with an acanthus. The whole is beautifully covered with a silk, lampas in the style of the eighteenth century style, with a yellow damask background, embroidered decoration of a gnarled branch with flowers, fruits of the Indies and butterflies. We thank M. de Villelume, fabric expert, for his opinion. STAMPED BY PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) Master in 1766 A SUITE OF LOUIS XV CARVED AND GILT BEECHWOOD CHAIRS AND ARMCHAIRS "EN RAQUETTE": FOUR CHAIRS AND FIVE ARMCHAIRS Armchairs: H. 37 in. L. 24,8 in. D.22 in. Chairs: H. 35,8 in. L.18 in. D. 17,3 in. Armchairs: for one, the top of a right-hand front leg repaired with glue. A small shock at the top of a backseat. For another chair: an old restoration on the right foreleg. Wears and loss in gilding. Parts of seat braid of two armchairs to re-fasten.