"Wooden Bidet Chair With Original Bidet, Stamped Jean-baptiste Lerouge Jme"
Caned commode chair in beech and walnut with original bidet in glazed earthenware decorated with flowers in blue and white monochrome. It rests on four turned field legs with acanthus leaves. The upper part of the back reveals three boxes. The bidet has been reglued. No other restoration. Stamp of Jean-Baptiste LEROUGE, JME, received Master in Paris on February 17, 1749. Jean-Baptiste Lerouge (Died in 1757) Carpenter in seats. received the mastery on February 17, 1749. Lerouge, who used two distinct stamps in large characters, one "LE ROUGE", the other "IB LEROUGE", was a seat manufacturer who only produced under Louis XV. This seat is a rare testimony to the popular and everyday furniture of the 18th century.