Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Lelarge II - Carved and lacquered beech Bergère Louis XV period circa 1760
A large Bergère in cream lacquered molded beech and carved with foliage and flowers, the cabriolet-shouldered back, the armrests with cuffs ending in scrolls resting on cambered legs.
French Louis XV period circa 1760, attributed to Jean-Baptiste Lelarge II.
Sizes: H 38.58 In. - W 27.95 In - Assise D 20.86 In.
In good condition, with some wear to the lacquer. It has just been upholstered with a beautiful Italian fabric decorated with blue flowers.
The attribution comes from the fact that the pair was separated by inheritance and we were unable to acquire the stamped seat.
Biography:
Jean-Baptiste II Lelarge (June 25, 1711 - July 13, 1771), Master's degree January 14, 1738.
Married to one of the daughters of carpenter Étienne Saint-Georges.
During his father's lifetime, he established himself not far from his father, in a house where his in-laws lived, rue de Cléry, opposite rue Saint-Philippe.
Jean-Baptiste Lelarge kept the same stamp as his father, I.B LELARGE.
Louis XV chairs are generally attributed to the father, and Louis XVI to the son. However, these attributions are only theoretical. Seating produced during the Louis XV period is virtually uniform in style, with elegant but classic lines. Works from the Louis XVI period, on the other hand, have a charming whimsy and a truly exquisite sense of harmony, proportion, and balance.
Jean-Baptiste II Lelarge died at the age of sixty, on July 13, 1771, leaving the business to his widow, who soon passed it on to their son Jean-Baptiste III Lelarge.
Museums:
Musée Cognacq-Jay – Paris : Deux petits canapés et cinq fauteuils Louis XV à la reine, bois peint sculpté de roses, garniture en tapisserie de Beauvais.
Musée du Louvre : Quatre fauteuils Louis XV à la reine en bois peint sculpté de fleurs.
