A REGENCE ELM FAUTEUIL

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A REGENCE ELM FAUTEUIL
The serpentine-shaped pierced back with four shaped splats, the toprail with a lappeted foliate and scaled cartouche, the padded outscrolled arms and seats covered with later floral gros point needlework, the shaped front-rail centred by a further scaled and lappeted motif above cabochon-headed cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet joined by a shaped x-stretcher, possibly Lige
39 in. (99 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The back of the chair is closely related to one depicted in the Liege exhibition catalogue Exposition Universelle de Lige in 1905 (M. G. Terme, Album de L'Art Ancien au pays de Lige - Mobilier et Sculpture, Lige, 1905, fig. 5170).

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