Lot Essay
Jean-Baptiste Lelarge III, maître in 1775.
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STAMPED I.B.LELARGE, CIRCA 1775,
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS,
Stamped I.B.LELARGE, circa 1775,
each oval back, arms and seat upholstered in pale glue silk, the frame carved with bellflower-garlands on fluted tapering legs, previously decorated (2)
Stamped I.B.LELARGE, circa 1775,
each oval back, arms and seat upholstered in pale glue silk, the frame carved with bellflower-garlands on fluted tapering legs, previously decorated (2)
Sale room notice
This pair of fauteuils is identical to a suite of Louis XVI giltwood furniture by Lelarge comprising a marquise and a pair of fauteuils which were in the collection of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York, then anonymously sold, Sotheby Park Bernet, New York, 27 November 1976, lot 182 and again from the collection of Mr. and Mrs.Franklin N. Groves at Christie's New York, 15 October 1988, lot 111 ($ 49,500).