A RESTAURATION GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT BANQUETTE

STAMPED TWICE 'DURAND', 19TH CENTURY

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A RESTAURATION GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT BANQUETTE
STAMPED TWICE 'DURAND', 19TH CENTURY
The seat covered in red velvet, stamped to the underside of the seatrails in the center of the bench

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Please note that the stamp 'DURAND' on this banquette is probably that of Louis Durand, who was recorded from as early as 1787, and became an important maker during the Restauration.

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Specialising in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, Gervais-Maximillien-Eughne Durand (b. 1839) worked from a number of workshop locations in Paris during the last quarter of the 19th century. With his son Frédéric-Louis joining him in around 1890, the firm altered its name to Durand et Fils.

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