A Napoleon III French Salon Ebonised Armchair Retailed by Le Maison Bon Marche, ParisOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1870Height: 28 or 16 at seatWidth: 28Depth: 26The rare nineteenth century French easy armchair, retaining much of its original faded floral upholstery and tassel work, on ebonised legs with matching castors, ready for reupholstery (or hopefully not!), the whole stamped to the underside; Au Bon Marche, Maison, Artiside Boucicaut, Tapisserie, Ameublements, Paris. The chair is in very original