Louis XVI style carved beechwood banquette, signed JB Boulard
mid 19th century
loose needlepoint cushion on a guilloche-carved frame, raised on tapered and stop-fluted legs headed with rosettes. (Some nicks to wood, overall good condition)
H20" W43 1/2" D15 1/8"
*Note: John-Baptiste Boulard was considered one of the more important menuisiers of the Louis XVI period, supplying furniture for the Imperial Furniture Depository (Garde-Meuble). He collaborated with the sculptor Haure' and with Bardou, making parts to be gilded for the royal furnishings. He also constructed a series of chairs for Fontainebleau in 1786. Boulard died in France in 1789. Reference: Kjellberg, Pierre. DICTIONNAIRE DES EBENISTES ET DES MENUISIERS. Paris: L'amateur, 1989. 896 pp.