IN THE MANNER OF TILLIARD, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD AND CANED CHAISE
IN THE MANNER OF TILLIARD, MID-18TH CENTURY
With cartouche-shaped back in conforming molded frame carved with rocaille issuing scrolling foliage with serpentine seat above a similarly carved seat rail on cabriole legs headed by fruit and foliage and ending in scroll toes, upholstered in floral cut velvet and silk
35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high, overall

Provenance

Acquired from Marcel Bissey, Paris, 1986.

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Lot Essay

The overextending edge of the seat is often the hallmark of caned chairs when caning required a wider seat rail. Instead of ignoring, or trying to hide, this feature, the maker of this chair turned this constructional element into a decorative feature by richly carving it. The scrolling vine and flower carving covering the legs and the top of the back suggest that this chair may have been intended for a garden room or pavilion and decorated in polychrome colors.

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