Lot Essay
This armchair was probably used on the occasion of private theatrical or musical performances, and because of its unusual height placed in the back rows.
CIRCA 1720
Details
A REGENCE BEECHWOOD FAUTEUIL ( DE DEUXIEME RANG )
Circa 1720
The shell-centered molded crestrail above a rectangular padded back and serpentine seat covered in crimson damask flanked by foliate-carved arm supports, above a similarly carved seatrail centering a stylized shell, on shell-headed foliate-carved cabriole legs joined by a shaped X-stretcher, the stretcher possibly replaced
Circa 1720
The shell-centered molded crestrail above a rectangular padded back and serpentine seat covered in crimson damask flanked by foliate-carved arm supports, above a similarly carved seatrail centering a stylized shell, on shell-headed foliate-carved cabriole legs joined by a shaped X-stretcher, the stretcher possibly replaced
Exhibited
New York, Rosenberg and Stiebel, 'Menuiserie Carved Wood Furniture from the 18th Century in France,' 1986