Folding Stool; Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sene, French, 1748 - 1803, master 1769, Carved by Nicolas-Franaois Vallois, French, born 1738, active through the 1780s, Originally gilded by Chatard, and Chaudron, Originally upholstered by Claude-Franaois Capin, French, active 1763 - 1792, and possibly after a design by Gilles-Paul Cauvet, French, 1731 - 1788; Paris, France, Europe; about 1786; Gessoed, painted, and gilded beech; modern upholstery; Object (without cushion) : H: 41. 3 x W: 72. 4 x D: 53. 3 cm (H: 16 1/4 x W: 28 1/2 x D: 21 in. )