FRENCH CLASSICISM: SELECTIONS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL SIMON (LOTS 201-234)

A LOUIS XV WHITE-PAINTED CANAPE

BY FRANCOIS REUZE, MID-18TH CENTURY

Details

A LOUIS XV WHITE-PAINTED CANAPE
BY FRANCOIS REUZE, MID-18TH CENTURY
With outswept arms and cabriole legs, upholstered with caramel velvet, the back rail stamped FRC REUZE, (sold together with two additional pillows, not illustrated)
87 in. (221 cm.) wide

Provenance

Mrs. Antenor Patiño; Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1997, lot 156.

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Lot Essay

François Reuze, maître in 1743.

The oeuvre of François Reuze, almost all executed in a mature Louis XV style, is characterized by its ample, generous proportions and the fluidity of its lines. Based on the rue de Cléry, he worked extensively for the royal court, particularly for Queen Marie Antoinette, and also for the royal court of Sweden.

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