DESCRIPTIONA good quality pair of French Louis XVI Revival ebonised beech salon armchairs with matching footstools, dating from the late nineteenth century.The shaped and carved frames are surmounted by floral wreath crestings above padded backs upholstered in original woven pictorial tapestry depicting pastoral scenes. The chairs retain carved oval paterae to the shoulders, scrolling arms, fluted supports and turned tapering front legs. Each chair is accompanied by its original matching footstool, upholstered in the same woven tapestry.The restrained classical design, combined with the ebonised finish and finely woven pastoral upholstery, is characteristic of French Louis XVI Revival furniture of the period. The matching tapestry scenes have mellowed attractively with age and contribute greatly to the decorative appeal of the set.Complete salon suites retaining their original companion footstools are becoming increasingly uncommon. Equally suited to a drawing room, bed...