Lot Essay
Etienne-François Quenne, born in 1766, is known for having worked for the Imperial Garde Meuble.
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BY ETIENNE-FRANÇOIS QUENNE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
By Etienne-François Quenne, early 19th Century
The rounded back and padded seat covered in light green patterned silk, the reeded top rail with scroll ends above a shaped panel mounted with a floral rosette flanked by scrolling foliage, the arms terminating in lion's heads, above sabre legs headed by anthemion and terminating in paw-cast feet, stamped 'QUENNE' and 'E', and with black ink inventory number '137'
By Etienne-François Quenne, early 19th Century
The rounded back and padded seat covered in light green patterned silk, the reeded top rail with scroll ends above a shaped panel mounted with a floral rosette flanked by scrolling foliage, the arms terminating in lion's heads, above sabre legs headed by anthemion and terminating in paw-cast feet, stamped 'QUENNE' and 'E', and with black ink inventory number '137'
Special notice
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