Lot Essay
Bastet is recorded in Lyon at the end of the 19th Century and it seems likely that he may have retailed this chair (see D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siècle, 1984, p.41).
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AN EMPIRE WALNUT BERGÈRE DE BUREAU
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, STAMPED A BASTET, LYON
The outscrolled padded barrel back upholstered in blue silk damask, the downscrolled ribbed and anthemion-carved arms above a circular revolving seat on downscrolled legs headed by paterae
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, STAMPED A BASTET, LYON
The outscrolled padded barrel back upholstered in blue silk damask, the downscrolled ribbed and anthemion-carved arms above a circular revolving seat on downscrolled legs headed by paterae