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CIRCA 1720-1730
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A PAIR OF REGENCE GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
CIRCA 1720-1730
Each covered in gros and petit-point needlework depicting Jason and the Dragon and Orpheus, the frame carved with scallop shells and acanthus leaves, terminating in hoof feet and joined by X-stretchers
43 ½ in. (110.5 cm.) high; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1720-1730
Each covered in gros and petit-point needlework depicting Jason and the Dragon and Orpheus, the frame carved with scallop shells and acanthus leaves, terminating in hoof feet and joined by X-stretchers
43 ½ in. (110.5 cm.) high; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) deep
Provenance
With François Léage, Paris, November 1989.
Literature
J.W. Nyffeler, Nyffeler Architecte d’Intérieur – Décorateur, Geneva 2006, pp. 227 and 233.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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