Lot 45
45
AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND BRONZED LIT DE REPOS
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AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND BRONZED LIT DE REPOS

BY JEAN JOSEPH OR CLAUDE CHAPUIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND BRONZED LIT DE REPOS
BY JEAN JOSEPH OR CLAUDE CHAPUIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The outscrolled ends carved with trailing foliage and ram's head terminals above plain rails and sphinx-carved supports with rectangular plinths, stamped 'CHAPUIS'
36½ in. (100 cm.) high; 90 in. (229 cm.) wide; 40 in. (102 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This lit de repos, stamped 'CHAPUIS' was either executed by the Parisian ébéniste Claude Chapuis (active from 1797 until at least 1818) or by his Brussels counterpart Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). Both employed a stamp without their initials, which complicates attribution.

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