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Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Pair of Stools

1786–87

Part of a set. See all set records

made by

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené

(French, 1748–1803)

France, 18th century

Carved and gilded wood

Overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1954.385

Location

216B French and German

Description

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

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené

became a Master in 1769
Provenance
made for game room of Marie Antoinette at Compiègne, later placed in Fontainbleau. (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York).
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 322 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 158 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 158 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 190 archive.org
Exhibition history

Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.385