CIRCA 1740

Details

A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CANAPE
CIRCA 1740
En suite with the previous lot, one strut with paper label and ink inscription 114113...AND ARMCHAIR
86 in. (218.5 cm.) long

Provenance

René Weiller, Paris
Acquired from Hans Steibel, Paris in May 1955.

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Lot Essay

The canapé in the Lehman suite would have been designed to be placed against the walls, with its flowing, asymmetrical carving serving as a perfect complement and reflection of the carved boiserie. The designer Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750) illustrates this concept in a 1735 engraving of a related canapé reproduced here.

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