A HARLEQUIN SET OF SIXTEEN LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED DINING-CHAIRS
A HARLEQUIN SET OF SIXTEEN LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED DINING-CHAIRS

COMPRISING SIX FAUTEUILS, SIX SIDE CHAIRS ENSUITE AND FOUR SIMILAR SIDE CHAIRS

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A HARLEQUIN SET OF SIXTEEN LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED DINING-CHAIRS
Comprising six fauteuils, six side chairs ensuite and four similar side chairs
Each with moulded medallion-shaped caned back surmounted by a ribbon, above a bow-fronted frieze with further ribbon motif and on channelled turned tapering legs and terminating in toupie feet, the padded seats covered with striped burgundy velvet, the four similar chairs with further bead-and-reel motif to the back and panelled seat-rails, differences in carving, restorations and replacements, redecorated with traces of green and parcel-gilt decoration beneath
The fauteuils: 36 in. (91 cm.) high (16)

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