A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD AND AUBUSSON TAPESTRY SMALL CANAPES
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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD AND AUBUSSON TAPESTRY SMALL CANAPES

OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD AND AUBUSSON TAPESTRY SMALL CANAPES
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
Each with rope-twist and entrelac-carved back, seat and squab cushion covered in pastoral tapestry depicting mythical scenes and wild animals, within a tasseled fringed background, the bead-and-reel and acanthus-carved arm supports above stiff leaf-carved, and stop-fluted turned tapering legs, each with paper labels inscribed '28 [gs]' and '34 [gss]', respectively, and with remains of further paper labels
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 37¼ in. (94.5 cm.) wide; 24½ in. (62.5 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris, until the late 1940's.
Thence by descent.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

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