SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Pair of Stools

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)

Pair of Stools, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803), 1786–87, carved and gilded wood

Maker: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)
Date: 1786–87
Medium: carved and gilded wood
Dimensions: Overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)
Form: Chair
Origin: France
Culture: France, 18th century
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession: 1954.385
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund

These stools were made for the gaming room of Marie-Antoinette at the Chateau de Compiègne and later placed in the Chateau de Fontainebleau.

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