Lot Essay
Jean-Baptiste Gourdin, maître in 1748.
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CIRCA 1750, EACH STAMPED I. GOURDIN, ONE CHAIR WITH REPLACED BACK LEGS
Details
A MATCHED PAIR OF LOUIS XV WALNUT AND STAINED BEECH BERGERES
Circa 1750, each stamped I. GOURDIN, one chair with replaced back legs
Each with a foliate-carved crest-rail and acanthus capped uprights with part upholstered arms on scrolled and chanelled supports, with loose cushion and foliate-carved rail, each upholstered in associated 18th century Aubusson tapestry, on floral-capped cabriole legs (2)
Circa 1750, each stamped I. GOURDIN, one chair with replaced back legs
Each with a foliate-carved crest-rail and acanthus capped uprights with part upholstered arms on scrolled and chanelled supports, with loose cushion and foliate-carved rail, each upholstered in associated 18th century Aubusson tapestry, on floral-capped cabriole legs (2)
Provenance
Purchased at auction by the present owner from C.G. Sloan & Company, Washington, D.C.