After Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené (French, 1748-1803) Very beautiful marquise modeled after Madame Elisabeth's Salon de Compagnie in Montreuil, circa 1789 in carved and gilded wood. The straight Queen back features a row of oak leaves with acanthus corners, underlined by a row of pearls. The detached baluster armrests are adorned with seed flutes supported by water leaves. The curved front belt also features a row of oak leaves, and is supported by tapered legs with water leaves, fluting and seed ribs. Apocryphal stamp "JB SENE". Upholstered in "knife" tapestry with piping. Quality work of the 19th century. Height 94 Width 63.5 Depth 71 cm. Provenance: former collection of the Marquis de Chabrières, according to the catalog of his sale by Me Martin in Versailles on February 22, 1970, n°188 (reproduced). 19th C., after Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené. Beautiful carved giltwood marquise armchair modeled after Madame Elisabeth's Salon de Compagnie in Montreuil, ca. 1789. From the collections of Marquis de Chabrières. The overall composition of this chair is reminiscent of the two bergères made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené for Madame Elisabeth's Salon de Compagnie in Montreuil (Louvre, OA 11164 and 11165). The rich ornamentation of these seats is in keeping with the decor desired by Louis XVI's younger sister. The bergères are part of a suite comprising two sofas, six "tête-à-tête" sofas, four bergères, four "rond en gondolle" armchairs, eighteen chairs, six of which are checkered, four kneeling voyeuses [ ] a columned screen, and a six-leaf folding screen". The order was placed on the eve of the Revolution, on April 1, 1789. The seating set is noted in the 1790 inventory. Our model, made in the taste of this series, is distinguished by its fluted baluster armrests, while the original model features twisted supports and legs. On the other hand, the legs of this marquise are an exact reproduction of the cabriolet chair for the Salon des Jeux du Roi in Compiègne (Louvre, OA 9412). Made in 1790, it was one of the last royal commissions, while "Louis XVI was under house arrest at the Tuileries Palace" (in Bill G.B Pallot, "Le mobilier du Musée du Louvre", Paris, Faton, t.II, 1793, p. 180).