Lot Essay
Jean-Baptiste Cresson, maître in 1741.
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CIRCA 1750, STAMPED I.B. CRESSON, WITH MINOR VARIATIONS TO THE CARVING, THE NEEDLEWORK PARTIALLY 18TH CENTURY AND LARGELY RE-WOVEN
Details
A PAIR OF MATCHED LOUIS XV STAINED-BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
Circa 1750, stamped I.B. CRESSON, with minor variations to the carving, the needlework partially 18th century and largely re-woven
Each scrolled and floral-carved crestrail above outscrolled arms, covered in floral and figural gros and petit point needlework above similarly-carved seatrail of C-scroll, floral and acanthus decoration, on cabriole legs and scrolled feet, one rear seatrail replaced and bearing spurious stamps, with differences to the needlework (2)
Circa 1750, stamped I.B. CRESSON, with minor variations to the carving, the needlework partially 18th century and largely re-woven
Each scrolled and floral-carved crestrail above outscrolled arms, covered in floral and figural gros and petit point needlework above similarly-carved seatrail of C-scroll, floral and acanthus decoration, on cabriole legs and scrolled feet, one rear seatrail replaced and bearing spurious stamps, with differences to the needlework (2)
Provenance
Acquired from the Henri Bendel Collection.