Lot Essay
A chair by P. Forget with similar carving, cf. Jean Nicolay 'L'art et la Manière de Maîtres Ebénistes Français', p. 106, fig.A
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WITH FLORAL FOLIATE SCROLL CRESTING AND CARTOUCHE UPHOLSTERED PANEL BACK WITH SCROLL ARM SUPPORTS WITH SERPENTINE PADDED SEAT AND FLORAL CARVED SEATRAILS ON CABRIOLE LEGS WITH FLORAL CARVED KNEES AND FOLIATE FEET, ORIGINALLY CANED, ONE STAMPED P FORGET AND ONE STAMPED JME (2)
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS EN CABRIOLET
With floral foliate scroll cresting and cartouche upholstered panel back with scroll arm supports with serpentine padded seat and floral carved seatrails on cabriole legs with floral carved knees and foliate feet, originally caned, one stamped P FORGET and one stamped JME (2)
With floral foliate scroll cresting and cartouche upholstered panel back with scroll arm supports with serpentine padded seat and floral carved seatrails on cabriole legs with floral carved knees and foliate feet, originally caned, one stamped P FORGET and one stamped JME (2)
Provenance
Chapelle, Perrin and Fromantin, Versailles 24th February 1971, lot 129 (FF4,500)
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