BY ETIENNE-FRANÇOIS QUENNE, CIRCA 1815

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A SET OF SIX LATE EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CHAISES GONDOLES
BY ETIENNE-FRANÇOIS QUENNE, CIRCA 1815
Upholstered in cream silk, four stamped 'QUENNE', three chairs with inscription 'Monsieur' to seat rails
31 in. (78.5 cm.) high; 19 (48.5 cm.) wide; 18 (45.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's London, 24 February 2015, lot 153.

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Lot Essay

Etienne-François Quenne, born in 1766, is known to have worked for the Imperial Garde Meuble. For a mahogany armchair with comparable mounts by Quenne see Christie's, London 9 December 2004, lot 135 (£7,170, including premium).

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