Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine, à chassis)

Nicolas Heurtaut

About 1765

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Oval tri-color jasper (lilac, dark blue, and white) cameo with white relief sacrificial scene
Group of a grinning Harlequin and Columbine dancing on a small oval base decorated with green leaves and small colorful flowers, between the figures sits a small pug dog, Columbine wears a small black hat with gilt trim, a black bodice with yellow bows down the front and a small rose at her décolleté over a white ruffled blouse, her skirt is white with "indianische Blumen," her apron is a light yellow, her arms are outstretched with black bows at wrists, and she playfully pushes Harlequin away; Harlequin leans out to his left, with left leg raised in a dancing position, wearing white trousers and a tunic that is half checkered in shades of black, lilac, turquoise, and yellow, with a yellow sleeve decorated with cards, the other half is white with a card design, the sleeve of similar checkered pattern, with ruffs at neck and wrists, his turquoise hat is tall and pointed with a bouquet of flowers and a large yellow bow, gilt details
Oval tri-color jasper (dark blue, lilac, and white) cameo with white relief sacrificial scene
Small brooch or buckle comprised of a round, white jasper medallion with dark blue dip and white jasper bas relief of a seated classical warrior, possibly Achilles, set in a cut-steel mount of pointed oval shape and adorned with faceted cut-steel beads around the medallion, which are then set in a semi-random pattern, the downward turned edges engraved in a simple pattern of graduated upside-down V’s.