BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CRESSON (1714-1781) , CIRCA 1745

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CRESSON (1714-1781) , CIRCA 1745
Each with a caned back and seat and a foliate carved frame, with a loose squab cushion, each stamped 'I.B CRESSON JME'
38 in. (97 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute from the property of Napoleon & Josephine's surgeon removed from Chateau du Plessis.

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Lot Essay

Maitre 1742.

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