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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GRAY AND YELLOW-PAINTED FAUTEUILS A LA REINE
Each with a square upholstered backrest with arched toprail carved with laurel leaves and flowerheads flanked by padded armrests raised on acanthus carved supports, with a bow-fronted seat carved with foliate rinceaux and raised on turned tapering fluted legs, upholstered throughout with a floral cotton, the white decoration throughout highlighted with yellow, with a pencil inscription 17.12.14, refreshments to decoration, one with batten carrying-holes and with later blocks, the other with a repair to the front legs (2)
Each with a square upholstered backrest with arched toprail carved with laurel leaves and flowerheads flanked by padded armrests raised on acanthus carved supports, with a bow-fronted seat carved with foliate rinceaux and raised on turned tapering fluted legs, upholstered throughout with a floral cotton, the white decoration throughout highlighted with yellow, with a pencil inscription 17.12.14, refreshments to decoration, one with batten carrying-holes and with later blocks, the other with a repair to the front legs (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 4 May 1984, lot 64.
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