Details
Each with a moulded frame carved with floral sprays, the shaped back, padded arms and serpentine seat covered in polychrome floral silk on a gold-colour font, on cabriole legs, each stamped 'A.BONNEMAIN' and 'JME', redecorated
36½ in. (93 cm.) high; 45¼ in. (115 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76 cm.) deep
Provenance
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Christie's, London, 14 December 2000, lot 334.
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Antoine Bonnemain, maîtrein 1753.

Born in 1725, Bonnemain was known as 'le Jeune' to distinguish himself from his brother Pierre, who received maîtretwo years earlier. As a menusier, Bonnemain produced 'meubles ordinaires', such as armoires, in addition to the wide variety of seat furniture made in the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles (illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 82). His workshop on Rue Saint-Nicolas was taken over by his son Pierre Antoine, who became maîtrein 1772.

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