THE CANAPE PROBABLY CIRCA 1775, THE STOOL 19TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD CANAPE AND A LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD STOOL
THE CANAPE PROBABLY CIRCA 1775, THE STOOL 19TH CENTURY
Each upholstered in floral silk damask, on fluted legs, the canape with padded arms and peg construction re-gessoed and re-gilt, the stool re-gilt
Canapé - 43 in. (109 cm.) wide
Stool - 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide (2)

Literature

Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Althorp, Furniture, Vol. I, circa 1937 and later

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Lot Essay

Photographed in the Sir Joshua Room in 1909, with earlier upholstery which was, according to the 7th Earl, 'originally a Fancy dress skirt worn by Elizabeth Georgina, Countess Spencer at a Ball at Buckingham Palace in 1848.'

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