■ BERGERE ROYALE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI BY JEAN-BAPTISTE... Lot 1002

■ BERGERE ROYALE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CLAUDE SENE, DELIVERED FOR THE GAMES SHOW OF KING LOUIS XVI AT FONTAINEBLEAU CASTLE IN 1787 In moulded beech wood, scupted and gilded, with interlacing decoration underlined by a bead, the queen's back, the armrests with cuffs and fully upholstered, the consoles underlined with a large acanthus leaf, the tapered and fluted feet, bearing two paper labels inscribed in ink "For the service of the King at Fontainebleau / Games Room / n.192One is "FN crowned 43/2" and the other is "FN crowned 43/2", green velvet cover Height: 95.5 cm. (37 ½ in.) ; L.: 82 cm. (32 ¼ in.) Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené, received master in 1769 Provenance Delivered for the Salon des Jeux of King Louis XVI, Château de Fontainebleau, 1787; Sotheby's sale, Paris, 8 October 2015, lot 243 (acquired after the sale). Estimate (USD 47,624 - USD 71,436) To bid, please visit the "Sale Information" section.