ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY MADELEINE CASTAING, CIRCA 1960

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A FRENCH WHITE PAINTED CHAISE LONGUE
ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY MADELEINE CASTAING, CIRCA 1960
Of scaled serpent form, covered in tufted button-down green-tooled suede leather, on acanthus-capped splayed legs
74 in. (188 cm.) wide

Provenance

Pierre Le-Tan, Paris.
Acquired from Louis Bofferding, New York.

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Lot Essay

This distinctive serpent-form daybed was almost certainly supplied by the celebrated Parisian tastemaker and interior designer Madeleine Castaing. She owned a pair of early 19th century versions of this form and was so delighted by the model that she had copies made for her clients. The period examples, described as North European, were sold from her collection, Sotheby's, Paris, 30 September-1 October 2004, lot 201.

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