Lot Essay
This pair of fauteuils à la reine are modern copies of a pair by Jean-Baptiste Gourdin, maître, 1748.
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AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE GOURDIN, OF LOUIS XV STYLE, CIRCA 1970
Details
A PAIR OF FRENCH WHITE-PAINTED FAUTEUILS A LA REINE
AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE GOURDIN, OF LOUIS XV STYLE, CIRCA 1970
Each with cartouche-shaped padded back and seat covered in damask-patterned blue cut-velvet, with rockwork-carved shaped apron and conforming cabriole legs (2)
AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE GOURDIN, OF LOUIS XV STYLE, CIRCA 1970
Each with cartouche-shaped padded back and seat covered in damask-patterned blue cut-velvet, with rockwork-carved shaped apron and conforming cabriole legs (2)
Literature
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, Visite Privée: Hôtels Particuliers de Paris, Paris, 1999, p.187
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.