A GILTWOOD STOOL of Regence style, the padded rectangular top covered in pale-blue damask, on four square tapering legs each with acanthus-carved capitals, above panelled sides, the square foot carved with foliate rosettes on gadrooned blocks, joined by a shaped stretcher carved with a shell, acanthus and scrolls | Christie's

Lot 105

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A GILTWOOD STOOL of Regence style, the padded rectangular top covered in pale-blue damask, on four square tapering legs each with acanthus-carved capitals, above panelled sides, the square foot carved with foliate rosettes on gadrooned blocks, joined by a shaped stretcher carved with a shell, acanthus and scrolls

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A GILTWOOD STOOL of Regence style, the padded rectangular top covered in pale-blue damask, on four square tapering legs each with acanthus-carved capitals, above panelled sides, the square foot carved with foliate rosettes on gadrooned blocks, joined by a shaped stretcher carved with a shell, acanthus and scrolls
27½in. (65.8cm.) wide; 18in. (45.8cm.) high; 22¼in. (56.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The features of this stool are of Regence style; however, the system of stretchers seen here is more characteristic of Louis XIV furniture construction.

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