Lot 192
192
A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL A LA REINE
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL A LA REINE

CIRCA 1740, ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE I TILLIARD

Details
A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL A LA REINE
Circa 1740, attributed to Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard
Covered in a gilt, cream and green floral-patterned silk, the acanthus, floral and rockwork-carved back with cartouche cresting and channelled surround with padded arms and rocaille terminals, on scrolled supports with serpentine seat and rocaille centered rail, on conformingly decorated channelled cabriole legs with scrolled feet, inscribed 202 to the back-rail, the gilding refreshed
Provenance
The New England Museum, sold Christie's New York, 24 September 1998, lot 400.

Lot Essay

The distinct sculptural carving of this fauteuil is similar to chairs produced by the celebrated 18th century menuisier Jean-Baptiste I. Tilliard. The central heart-shaped cartouche at the seat-rail is particularly reminiscent of his work. A closely related example is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 834, fig. c.

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