ONE STAMPED NDLPS, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
ONE STAMPED NDLPS, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each oval back and seat upholstered in contemporary petit point needlework depicting reserves of flowers within octagonal frames on stop-fluted turned tapering legs, several legs pieced, one with chalk number 1495, losses to decoration, one lacking two feet (2)

Special notice

Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.

Lot Essay

The stamp of NDLPS refers to Nicolas Delaporte, a sculptor and member of the long, illustrious line of 18th Century menuisiers of the Delaporte family. It has also been associated with the menvisier Martin Jullien.
Originally at the James B. Duke House, 1 East 78th Street, New York.

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