Four exceptional armchairs exhibiting the height of fine domestic furniture in Mahogany at the time. They are attributed to the Jeanselme family of master furniture makers. This firm opened in 1824 and later became one of the official suppliers to the Court of King Louis Philippe and Emperor Napoleon III. Works by Jeanselme are conserved in various cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

This is a particularly complete and sophisticated model of the time, with an unusual dexterity to the motifs and their execution. The style could be understood as “late empire,” Neoclassical like work of the early Napoleonic Empire, but less stark and more inspired by nature.

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