Lot Essay
Originally at the James B. Duke House, 1 East 78th Street, New York.
.jpg?w=1)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STAINED-BEECHWOOD CHAISES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each with lyre-shaped splat and fluted columnar uprights, the padded seat covered in embroidered cream silk on fluted turned tapering legs, with traces of an old paper label inscribed ...52..., losses (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each with lyre-shaped splat and fluted columnar uprights, the padded seat covered in embroidered cream silk on fluted turned tapering legs, with traces of an old paper label inscribed ...52..., losses (2)
Provenance
Originally at the James B. Duke House, 1 East 78th Street, New York.
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.