MICHEL CRESSON (1709-1781) Received master in... Lot 32

MICHEL CRESSON (1709-1781) Received master in 1740 PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS WITH FRAME Carved and gilded wood with flowers and foliage. Louis XV period. H. 98 cm W. 71 cm D. 56 cm Chips in the gilding. Contemporary gilding with chips Sashes redone. The cuffs are nailed. The belt is "in the heart" in which are inscribed four flowers. The supports of armrests in whiplash are largely receded. The arched feet are underlined of acanthus leaves. These two seats are covered with a crimson velvet. Michel Cresson is the youngest son of the carpenter Jean Cresson with whom he certainly made his apprenticeship. Like his brother Louis, he distinguished himself in the manufacture of seats, and took over many of Louis' models after the latter's death. His workshop was installed in the district of the craftsmen in seats, street of Cléry. He received prestigious orders among which those of the prince of Condé for the furnishing of the Bourbon Palace in Paris and the castle of Chantilly and delivered seats to Louise-Elisabeth duchess of Parma, in Rome. Michel Cresson retired from business in the mid-1770s. Bibliography : - Jean Nicolay, "The art and manner of the French master cabinetmakers in the XVIIIth century ", editions Pygmalion Editions Pygmalion, 1976, page 120, fig. F. - Pierre Kjellberg, " Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle ", éditions de l'amateur, 1989, page 210, fig. B. References: - Piasa sale, June 19, 2009, Pair of armchairs, lot 128 - Christie's sale, Paris, June 21, 2006, lot 274 - Sotheby's sale, Paris, March 23, 2006, lot 57. - Piasa sale, Paris, June 26, 2001, lot n°66, N.V.