Lot Essay
Nicolas Heurtaut, matre in 1753
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STAMPED N. HEURTAUT, CIRCA 1760
Details
A SET OF SIX LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED FAUTEUILS EN CABRIOLET
Stamped N. Heurtaut, circa 1760
Each with molded crestrail centering a floral clasp above cartouche-form padded back, armrests and serpentine seat covered in pale green floral cut-velvet, over similarly carved seatrail, on flower-headed molded cabriole legs, redecorated (6)
Stamped N. Heurtaut, circa 1760
Each with molded crestrail centering a floral clasp above cartouche-form padded back, armrests and serpentine seat covered in pale green floral cut-velvet, over similarly carved seatrail, on flower-headed molded cabriole legs, redecorated (6)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Htel Drouot, Paris, 4 June 1948, lot 49. (A family tradition maintained that this set had belonged to Madame du Barry).
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 21 May 1997, lot 607
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 21 May 1997, lot 607