Maison Jansen Attr., Louis XVI Style, Hollywood Regency, Fauteuils, Scalamandre

Maison Jansen Attribution, Louis XVI Style, Hollywood Regency, Fauteuils or Armchairs, Scalamandre Silk Pair of Louis XVI style Hollywood Regency fauteuils or armchairs in a stunning Scalamandre silk upholstery. Each finished in a matching cream paint decorated frame with gilt gold highlights. This set is from a fine Greenwich Estate. The cushion on one chair has a small burn mark clearly photographed. Scalamndre Silk, Painted Wood France, c. 1970s James Archer Abbott serves as Director and Curator of Johns Hopkins University’s Evergreen Museum & Library – one of two museums owned and operated by the university. Mr. Abbott's publications include the following exhibition catalogs: Visions of Washington Irving: Selections from the Collections of Historic Hudson Valley (co-author, 1991); Classical to 19th century America: The Influence of Berry Tracy on the Historical Interior (1994); and A Frenchman in Camelot: The Decoration of the Kennedy White House by Ste´phane Boudin (1995). Mr. Abbott co-wrote with Elaine Rice a further exploration of the Kennedy White House decor, entitled Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration, which was published by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1998. In 2006, he completed a well-received history of the international design firm Jansen (1880-1989), entitled "JANSEN," and published by Acanthus Press, LLC. This was followed by a companion volume, "Jansen Furniture," published in spring 2007.