Lot Essay
A comparable bergère en cabriolet with the same back design and with a baluster arm-support is illustrated in G. Janneau, Le Mobilier français. Les sièges, Paris, 1999 p. 132, pl. 246.
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CIRCA 1785
Details
A LOUIS XVI GREY PAINTED BERGERE EN CABRIOLET
CIRCA 1785
With curved back, padded back, arms, seat and squab cushion covered in red velvet, the arms with scroll terminals on fluted baluster arm-supports
CIRCA 1785
With curved back, padded back, arms, seat and squab cushion covered in red velvet, the arms with scroll terminals on fluted baluster arm-supports
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