Pair of Louis XV armchairs with molded beech frames

A fine pair of Louis XV period molded and carved beech armchairs, stamped “C.L. Burgat”.

The molding and deep carvings give them a particular elegance. Beautiful ornamentation of flower bouquets. The curved legs end in a scroll and rest on their original stoppers.
The frames are period.

They are covered with Tassinari & Chatel pinned velvet.

Claude Louis Burgat (1717-1782), a Parisian carpenter received his master's degree in 1744, and devoted himself to the manufacture of seat woods. He set up shop on rue de Cléry and then rue Feydeau, and is best known for his Louis XV chairs. Virtually all his work is of the highest quality. The sculpture of his seats is deep and incisive, as are the moldings, with their powerful yet supple lines. Some of his chairs can be found in Paris, at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Musée Carnavalet, as well as at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier français du XVIIIème siècle, Paris, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, 2008, p. 135).

Provenance: Christie's, New York, Ségoura sale, October 19, 2006, lot 238.
Condition: perfect condition, no bent feet, formerly lacquered