Louis XV Period Delanois Stamped Bergère Hairdresser

Bergère in natural beech molded and carved with small flowers, resting on small arched feet, and stamped Louis Delanois. The originality of this seat lies in the inverted curvature of the upper crossbar of the backrest which allows the neck to be free. Some will call these seats "hairdressing chairs". Louis Delanois, received Master in July 1761, made both L.XV and L.XVI seats. His talent was very quickly recognized by merchants and important clients such as the Prince of Condé, the Duke of Chartres, the Count of Artois and the King of Poland? His biggest client was the Countess du Barry who ordered a number of seats from him for her apartments at the Château de Versailles and her pavilion at Louveciennes. The Prince of Condé also furnished the Palais Bourbon with Delanois seats, as well as the Château de Chantilly. Throughout his professional life, Louis Delanois attached importance to innovation, thus designing forms, including the armrest consoles vigorously treated in a whip-like manner as in the bergère presented, and constantly renewed decorations.