* PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) - Lot 1

* PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) Mastered in Paris in 1766 SUITE OF FIVE ARMCHAIRS Louis XVI period. Carved and gilded beech. Circular stamp of Pierre Bernard. Armchairs: H. 94 cm W. 63.5 cm D. 56 cm The top of a right front leg has been glued back. Minor impact to top of backrest. Old repair on the right front leg for another armchair. Wear and chips of gilding throughout. Parts of braid to be reattached. This beautiful "à la reine" model has a snowshoe-shaped back. It rests on tapered, fluted and filleted legs, the rear The rear legs are set at an angle. The belt is rounded at the front and arched towards the back. It is decorated a frieze of filleted channels. The flat backs feature a twisted ribbon frieze that continues over the armrests to the long armrests. The console arms rest on a fluted die and are carved with an acanthus. The whole piece is magnificently upholstered in 18th-century-style lampas silk, with a yellow damask background and a brocaded design of a gnarled branch with flowers, Indian fruits and butterflies. We would like to thank fabric expert M. de Villelume for his opinion. STAMPED BY PIERRE BERNARD (1730-1788) Master in 1766 A SUITE OF FOUR LOUIS XV CARVED AND GILT BEECHWOOD ARMCHAIRS "EN RAQUETTE": We join one armchair, same model. Armchairs: H. 37 in. L. 24,8 in. D.22 in. 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.