158. JANSEN PARIS Cane sofa in molded and carved beech, with decoration of shells and foliage. Small cambered feet Small cambered legs ending in a scroll. Fabric of cleanliness marked " JANSEN PARIS " in in stencil ink. Regency style, circa 1900. 93 x 179 x 75 cm. (Small accidents to the caning, some stains on the the seat). Established around 1880 at 9, rue de Rocroy in Paris, Jansen moved permanently permanently 9, rue Royale in 1885 and became an upholsterer decorator. He won a silver medal at the Amsterdam Exhibition in 1883 and 1883 and in that of Paris in 1889. Bibliography : LEDOUX-LEBARD, Denise, The French furniture of the XIXth century, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989.