Two Louis XV painted chaises, one signed Cresson
late 18th/early 19th century
one with floral-carved molded frame, with padded back and seat with serpentine front rail, resting on carved cabriole legs; the other with a plain molded frame, resting on cabriole legs. (Fabric worn, the plainer chair has a repair to back left leg at seat joint)
each BH37"
*Note: Cresson lived on the street of Saint-Antoine. In 1811 he obtained an order for several secretaires, commodes and buffets for the Imperial Furniture Depository (Garde-Meuble). Translated from: Ledoux-Lebard, Denise. LES EBENISTES PARISIENS DU XIXe SICCLE (1795-1870), LEURS OEUVRES ET LEURS MARQUES. Paris: F. De Nobele, 1965. p117.