Lot Essay
This suite was bought by Wartski from the Soviet Government as part of a series of purchases made between 1927 and 1933, since which time it was used to furnish their London premises
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OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PROBABLY RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A GILTWOOD CANAPE
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PROBABLY RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Re-covered in yellow silk, with a leaf and foliate carved frame on fluted and guilloche carved legs, with a brass oval inventory label in Cyrilic DPM/978
55¼ in. (141 cm.) wide
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PROBABLY RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Re-covered in yellow silk, with a leaf and foliate carved frame on fluted and guilloche carved legs, with a brass oval inventory label in Cyrilic DPM/978
55¼ in. (141 cm.) wide
Provenance
By repute the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.
With Wartski, 14 Grafton Street, London.
With Wartski, 14 Grafton Street, London.
Special notice
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage
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