BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LELARGE, CIRCA 1775-1785

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LELARGE, CIRCA 1775-1785
Each with arched padded back, arms and seat with à châssis upholstery and covered in yellow, white and blue silk damask, the frames carved with entrelac, the arms with fluted and acanthus-carved terminals, on stop-fluted legs and toupie feet, stamped 'I.B.LELARGE', one leg with restored break, refreshments to the gilding
39½ in. (100.5 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

Jean-Baptiste III Lelarge, maître in 1775.

The stamp of I.B. Lelarge most likely refers to Jean-Baptiste III Lelarge, who used the same stamp as his father, Jean-Baptiste II Lelarge (maître in 1738) who died in 1771, at which point his son took over his father's atelier. Jean-Baptiste III received his maîtrise in 1775 and quickly established a good reputation working for wealthy patrons both in France and abroad and also for the King of Portugal.

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