A LOUIS XV WALNUT DUCHESSE BRISÉE

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A LOUIS XV WALNUT DUCHESSE BRISÉE
CIRCA 1750

In two parts, the arched padded back upholstered in celery silk damask above a loose cushion seat carved throughout with foliage, on cabriole legs
35in. (89cm.) long, 33in. (84cm.) wide, 68in. (172.5cm.) overall length

Lot Essay

The boldly carved frame outline of this duchesse relates to one by Sylvain Nicolas Blanchard, maître in 1743, now at the Musée Carnavalet and illustrated in M. Burckhardt, Mobilier Régence Louis XV, n.d., p. 25.