A LOUIS XIV WALNUT HIGH BACK ARMCHAIR

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A LOUIS XIV WALNUT HIGH BACK ARMCHAIR
The rectangular padded back and seat covered in close-nailed petit and gros-point needlework depicting a dancing couple with a musician before a tree within a shaped cartouche, the seat depicting two birds among flowers and branches within a conforming cartouche on a floral and foliate-scrolled background, the shaped arm supports above shepherd's crook legs and an H-shaped stretcher, the left front leg with restored break, partially rerailed, the needlework probably contemporary and with restorations

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A related armchair was sold from the collection of Rudolf Nureyev, Christie's New York, 12-13 January 1995, lot 295. Another related tapestry-covered walnut armchair was sold anonymously, Sotheby's Monaco, 7 February 1982, lot 407.

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