Pair Of Louis XVI Period Armchairs Stamped Lc Carpentier

Pair of large Louis XVI period armchairs stamped LC Carpentier in molded and carved lacquered beech with a queen's back, tapered fluted legs. Louis Charles Carpentier received master on July 26, 1752, official carpenter of Duke Philippe d'Orléans. Width: 66 cm Height: 94 cm Depth: 50 cm Louis Charles Carpentier's workshop is located rue de Clerc in Paris, he works regularly for the Prince of Condé, supplying him with numerous seats for the Palais Bourbon, the Château de Chantilly and other residences. A little later Carpentier became the official carpenter of Duke Philippe d'Orléans. He supplied important furniture for various castles, including that of Henoville in the Oise. The quality of the number of Louis XVI seats made by this carpenter bears witness to the princely orders he received.