Jean-Jacques Werner was one of the foremost French cabinetmakers of the early 19th century. He is credited for championing the use of lighter colored woods, such as the burled ash we see here. He was awarded a medal at the 1819 precursor to the World’s Fairs for the excellence of his striking pieces in these unusual blond woods.

His works are on display in various important cultural institutions such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Paris’s Museum of Decorative Arts.

An inlaid version of this particular armchair, with its signature armrests terminating in a scroll which rests on a lions claw, is published (lending the attribution to Werner).

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