Lot Essay
Nicolas Blanchard, maître in 1738.
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A set of four Louis XV beechwood fauteuils a la reine
Each with channelled frame, the cartouche-shaped back, arms and serpentine-fronted seat covered in floral cotton, the arched toprail and shaped seat-rail carved with twin flower-heads and foliage, the arms and shaped supports with scroll ends, on cabriole legs with floral carved hips and foliate toes, one stamped N.BLANCHARD, three with applied rails to the backrails possibly covering any stamps, some re-railed, extensive restorations (4)
Each with channelled frame, the cartouche-shaped back, arms and serpentine-fronted seat covered in floral cotton, the arched toprail and shaped seat-rail carved with twin flower-heads and foliage, the arms and shaped supports with scroll ends, on cabriole legs with floral carved hips and foliate toes, one stamped N.BLANCHARD, three with applied rails to the backrails possibly covering any stamps, some re-railed, extensive restorations (4)