BY NICOLAS HEURTAUT, CIRCA 1750

Details

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WHITE AND BLUE-PAINTED FAUTEUILS
BY NICOLAS HEURTAUT, CIRCA 1750
Each with cartouche form back and serpentine seat covered in blue silk damask, fan-carved cabriole legs, stamped N HEURTAUT, minor variations in scale

Provenance

Mrs. Quentell Violett, New York; Grogan & Co., Boston, 17-18 May 1990, lot 460.

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

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Lot Essay

Nicolas Heurtaut, maître in 1753.
A matching chaise lounge in the Collection of Marina Picasso is illustrated in B. Pallot, L'Art du Siège au XVIII Siècle en France, Paris, 1987, p. 253.

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