Lot Essay
Jean Avisse, maître in 1745.
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ONE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN AVISSE, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A MATCHED PAIR OF FRENCH GILT WALNUT TABOURETS
ONE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN AVISSE, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Each drop-in seat upholstered à chassis in red and cream silk damask, the channeled and shaped frames finely carved with flower sprays, cabriole legs carved with trailing foliage
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, 22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) wide, 21 in. (53.3 cm.) deep, the slightly larger
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 20 ¾ in. (52.7 cm.) deep, the slightly smaller
ONE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN AVISSE, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE OTHER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Each drop-in seat upholstered à chassis in red and cream silk damask, the channeled and shaped frames finely carved with flower sprays, cabriole legs carved with trailing foliage
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, 22 ¾ in. (57.8 cm.) wide, 21 in. (53.3 cm.) deep, the slightly larger
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 20 ¾ in. (52.7 cm.) deep, the slightly smaller
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. Frégnac, Belles demeures de Paris 16e-19e siècle, 1977, p. 255.
C. de Nicolay-Mazery, Private Houses of France, Paris, 2014, p.279-280.
C. de Nicolay-Mazery, Private Houses of France, Paris, 2014, p.279-280.