A fine C1780 Louis XVI bergere en cabriole signed Noel Toussaint PORROT , whose atelier was at the rue du Pont-aux-Choux Paris .

Noel Toussaint PORROT, who became a master menuisier on 22nd July, 1761. He is noted for his predeliction for making sinuous Louis XV style fauteuil en cabriole (open armchairs with a curved back) such as you see illustrated elsewhere in this website: a pair! The Chateau of Mongeoffroy, which is historically significant in furniture design terms, remains almost exactly as it did in 1777, having survived the Revolution. Almost all the original furnishings remain in the rooms for which they were made. A number of the chairs that have remained in this family home from the 1770s are by N.T.Porrot.

This Louis XVI bergere has been reglued and waxed, and the charming old red  tapestry upholstery has been left. The legs are fluted and cabled, and the shoulders are enriched with "policemen's hats"(chapeau a gendarme). 92 cm tall.  66 cm wide and 70 cm deep.