ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS HERVE, CIRCA 1790

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD AND CREAM-PAINTED BERGERES
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS HERVE, CIRCA 1790
Each with padded rectangular back, arms and seat covered in blue woven velvet and beaded throughout, the rectangular back with rosette terminals, the downswept arms with tapering turned, spirally-fluted and leaf-carved uprights, on tapering turned fluted legs, headed by rosette panels, each with green-covered scatter cushion, redecorated, with old ivorine labels '41' and '43' to the underside
36 ½ in. (93 cm.) high; 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.) wide; 29 in. (74 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The present lot relates closely to the pair of bergères, within a suite, supplied by Holland and Daguerre and made by François Hervé, for George, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758 - 1834) for the Countess Spencer's Dressing Room at Althorp (see 'Treasures from Althorp', Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1970, fig. 16). The Spencer pair with parcel-gilt and white decoration were sold in these rooms, The Spencer House Sale, 8 July 2010, lot 1051 (£44,450 including premium).

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