Important pair Louis XV style painted chaises, signed FRC*REUZE
circa 1800
each with carved molded crestrail with shell pediment over a bowed seatrail, raised on cabriole legs. (Some chips to paint, old repairs at joints of crestrail)
BH33 1/2"
*Note: Francois Reuse or Reuze was the son of cabinetmaker Pierre Reuze who died in 1764. Francois Reuze became a master cabinetmaker in July, 1743. He opened a business on Clery Street and operated it until his death in March, 1799. Reuze made furnishings for Marie Antoinette and also received orders from the Swedish court. Translated from: Ledoux-Lebard, Denise. LES EBENISTES PARISIENS DU XIXe SICCLE (1795-1870), LEURS OEUVRES ET LEURS MARQUES. Paris: F. De Nobele, 1965. p. 477.