Lot Essay
Closely related canapés by Nogaret are illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Ébénistes Français au XVIIIè Siècle, 1976, pp. 341 fig. c, and pp. 342 fig. 7.
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WALNUT CANAPÉS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Attributed to Nogaret à Lyon, each with serpentine padded back, arms and serpentine seat upholstered in yellow floral silk within a moulded frame carved with twin flowerheads and trailing foliage, on similarly carved splayed cabriole legs ending in scroll toes (lacking stretchers, one canapé with distressed upholstery and lacking cushion)-87 1/2in. (222cm.) wide
Pierre Nogaret, maître in 1745 (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Attributed to Nogaret à Lyon, each with serpentine padded back, arms and serpentine seat upholstered in yellow floral silk within a moulded frame carved with twin flowerheads and trailing foliage, on similarly carved splayed cabriole legs ending in scroll toes (lacking stretchers, one canapé with distressed upholstery and lacking cushion)-87 1/2in. (222cm.) wide
Pierre Nogaret, maître in 1745 (2)