BY L'HOSTE, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD CANAPES
BY L'HOSTE, MID-19TH CENTURY
Each covered in eau de Nil velvet, within channelled and foliage-carved frames, with scrolled serpentine arms and supports, on cabriole legs headed by foliate sprays, stamped 'L'HOSTE'
76½ in. (194.5 cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

J. L'Hoste, a sculptor and cabinetmaker, established his business at 48, rue Amelot, Paris, in 1846. He exhibited at the 1855, 1867 and 1889 Paris Expositions Universelles and was awarded several medals. In the 1870s, the business took the name of LHOSTE FRERES (D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris, 2000, p. 432).

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