American Art Association, Anderson Galleries; Salomon, William [Bearb.]: Important eighteenth century French art (New York: American Art Association, 1928)

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FOURTH SESSION, JANUARY 7, 1928

825. Four Carved and Gilded Beauvais Tapestry Chairs,
After Jean-Baptiste B. Demay Marie Antoinette Period
Molded arched open back, supported by fluted columns and occupied
by a central oval medallion monogrammed M A {Marie Antoinette],
surmounted by a rose wreath and flanked by beribboned arrows; pearl
and rosette-enriched seat rail. Round tapering legs. Seat covered
in finely woven Beauvais tapestry displaying a beribboned bouquet
of flowers within a deep ivory oval medallion wreathed with oak
leaves; floral border. Executed in charming pastel colors. [Frames
of a later period.]
Note: The Beauvais tapestry for these chairs was woven for Marie
Antoinette, Queen of France. The originals of the frames are by the
maitre ebeniste Jean-Baptiste B. Demay [M.E. 1784] and are in the Petit
Trianon at Versailles.
[See illustration of two on opposite page]

826. Two Carved and Gilded Beauvais Tapestry Chairs,
After Jean-Baptiste B. Demay Marie Antoinette Period
Similar to the preceding.
Note: The Beauvais tapestry for these chairs was woven for Marie
Antoinette, Queen of France.

827. Three Carved and Gilded Beauvais Tapestry Chairs,
After Jean-Baptiste B. Demay Marie Antoinette Period
Similar to the preceding.
Note: The Beauvais tapestry for these chairs was woven for Marie
Antoinette, Queen of France.