Queen's armchair with rectangular back in molded and carved - Lot 339

Queen's armchair with rectangular back in molded and carved gray relacquered wood, the console armrests decorated with acanthus leaves ending in a scroll, the connecting dice with quartefoils, the tapered legs with asparagus flutes. Stamped by Jean Baptiste BOULARD, Master in 1755, Louis XVI period Branded with the crowned R of the Château de Rambouillet. Size: 108 x 73 x 63 cm Note: The King acquired Rambouillet from the Duc de Penthièvre (against his will!) on November 29, 1783. On order no. 79, dated 7 [???] 1784, Boulard delivered "for the King's apartment in the Château dud. Rambouillet ... six armchairs for full upholstery, with turned and fluted console legs, decorated with a rose window in the squares with acanthus leaves on the consoles and armrests and a lamp base [...] on the corners of the back legs ... and the back with a double baguette ...). Almost identical chairs can be found in the Dauphin's bedroom at the Château de Versailles. cf "Jean-Baptiste Boulard menuisier du roi", by Laurent Condamy, éditions Faton, pp. 205, 206, 207, 309 and 310. Expert : Antoine Lescop de Moy