LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Of large scale, each with oval back, padded arms and serpentine-fronted seat covered in close-nailed light brown leather, the channelled and beaded frame carved with flower head-filled entrelac, the arms terminating in flowerhead filled acanthus scrolls, above beaded and stiff-leaf carved supports decorated with trailing flowerheads and terminating in acanthus scrolls, the similarly-carved rails above baluster turned and stop-fluted legs
41½ in. (105 cm.) high (4)

Literature

'An enchanted fortress', Southern Accents, January-February 2003, pp. 104-105.
'Nel castello delle Avanguardie', Antiquariato, July 2003, p. 47.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

These impressive giltwood fauteuils are inspired by the oeuvre of the foremost French menuisiers of the late 18th century; especially Georges Jacob (1739-1814), Jean-Baptiste Sené (1747-1803) and Jean-Baptiste Boulard (1725-1789). The rails and feet in their entirety display a very delicate carving featuring neo-classical ornaments: acanthus, symmetrical floral garlands, stylized leaves etc.
These ornaments can be found on an important set delivered in 1787 by Georges Jacob for the Salon des Jeux of the château de Saint-Cloud. A fauteuil from the suite is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siécle, Paris, 1998, p. 417.

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