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SUITE OF SIX ARMCHAIRS STAMPED I.AVISSE FOR JEAN AVISSE (1723-1796) AND A SOFA WITH EARS OF SIMILAR MODEL STAMPED C.L.BURGAT FOR CLAUDE-LOUIS BURGAT (1717-1782), LOUIS XV PERIOD with a movement, in natural wood molded and carved with foliage and acanthus leaves, armrests with cuff for the armchairs, curved legs, dying in scroll for the armchairs, decorated with an acanthus leaf for the sofa. (An armchair slightly smaller) A Louis XV period suite of six armchairs by Jean Avisse and a similar sofa by Claude Louis Burgat, stamped For the sofa : 105 x 192 x 67 CM - 41.3 x 75.59 x 26.37 IN. For the armchairs : 96,5 x 71 x 60 CM - 16.14 x 60 x 23.62 IN. - - Jean Avisse comes from a family of cabinetmakers established in the rue de Cléry in Paris. He was awarded the title of Master in 1745 and quickly acquired a solid reputation for his pieces, notably his seats of exceptional quality. His creations are finely executed and meticulous. We can quote a sofa of reduced dimensions and richly carved and gilded. His most beautiful models are also armchairs to the Queen with ample forms. Avisse called upon certain sculptors such as Jean-François Baillard to decorate the balanced curves of the pedestals with rocaille and floral motifs. His production was abundant especially in the Louis XV style seats, the luxurious ones as well as the simpler ones. He also produced some works in the Louis XVI style. We can cite as examples a wooden shepherd's chair decorated with sequins which is part of the Mobilier national, an armchair with flowers exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and a beautiful seat sculpted with rocailles which belonged to the Duke of Treviso. He supplied furniture to the Marquise de Chabannes and the Countess de Fontenay. Claude Louis Burgat, established on rue de Cléry and then rue Feydau, received his master's degree in 1784. He is renowned for his Louis XV chairs finely decorated with flowers and foliage in the Regency style, but also for his armchairs in a more capricious style which is linked to the full blossoming of the Louis XV style. Burgat chairs are part of the royal furniture of Sweden in the Stockholm Palace.
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SUITE OF SIX ARMCHAIRS STAMPED I.AVISSE FOR JEAN AVISSE (1723-1796) AND A SOFA WITH EARS OF SIMILAR MODEL STAMPED C.L.BURGAT FOR CLAUDE-LOUIS BURGAT (1717-1782), LOUIS XV PERIOD with a movement, in natural wood molded and carved with foliage and acanthus leaves, armrests with cuff for the armchairs, curved legs, dying in scroll for the armchairs, decorated with an acanthus leaf for the sofa. (An armchair slightly smaller) A Louis XV period suite of six armchairs by Jean Avisse and a similar sofa by Claude Louis Burgat, stamped For the sofa : 105 x 192 x 67 CM - 41.3 x 75.59 x 26.37 IN. For the armchairs : 96,5 x 71 x 60 CM - 16.14 x 60 x 23.62 IN. - - Jean Avisse comes from a family of cabinetmakers established in the rue de Cléry in Paris. He was awarded the title of Master in 1745 and quickly acquired a solid reputation for his pieces, notably his seats of exceptional quality. His creations are finely executed and meticulous. We can quote a sofa of reduced dimensions and richly carved and gilded. His most beautiful models are also armchairs to the Queen with ample forms. Avisse called upon certain sculptors such as Jean-François Baillard to decorate the balanced curves of the pedestals with rocaille and floral motifs. His production was abundant especially in the Louis XV style seats, the luxurious ones as well as the simpler ones. He also produced some works in the Louis XVI style. We can cite as examples a wooden shepherd's chair decorated with sequins which is part of the Mobilier national, an armchair with flowers exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and a beautiful seat sculpted with rocailles which belonged to the Duke of Treviso. He supplied furniture to the Marquise de Chabannes and the Countess de Fontenay. Claude Louis Burgat, established on rue de Cléry and then rue Feydau, received his master's degree in 1784. He is renowned for his Louis XV chairs finely decorated with flowers and foliage in the Regency style, but also for his armchairs in a more capricious style which is linked to the full blossoming of the Louis XV style. Burgat chairs are part of the royal furniture of Sweden in the Stockholm Palace.
