Lot Essay
Jean-Baptiste Cresson (1720-1781), maître in 1741.
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BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CRESSON, CIRCA 1750
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CRESSON, CIRCA 1750
Each with a cartouche-shaped back and serpentine frame carved all-over with flowers, scrolls, rocaille and trailing acanthus, the back with incised decoration, on cabriole legs with scrolling feet, covered in cream embossed velvet, each stamped 'I.B.CRESSON'
36 ¾ in. (93.5 cm.) high
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CRESSON, CIRCA 1750
Each with a cartouche-shaped back and serpentine frame carved all-over with flowers, scrolls, rocaille and trailing acanthus, the back with incised decoration, on cabriole legs with scrolling feet, covered in cream embossed velvet, each stamped 'I.B.CRESSON'
36 ¾ in. (93.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With Ruth Costantino, The Connoisseur, New York.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 21 February 1967.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 21 February 1967.
Literature
R. Costantino, How to Know French Antiques, New York, 1961, p. 44.
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