LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI-STYLE GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each with oval back, padded arms with acanthus-wrapped terminals and acanthus and foliate-carved supports, the seat-rail decorated with a flower-filled chain band and conforming border, covered in light green silk-velvet, each with modern label to the underside bearing printed European coronet and inscribed 'C.C.P./A.1007' and '1' & '3' respectively
40 1/2 in. (103 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 28 in. (71 cm.) deep

Provenance

A Tribute to John Fowler; Christie's, London, 14 September 2006, lot 165.

Special notice

Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

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Adrian Hume-Sayer Director, Specialist

Lot Essay

These fauteuils relate particularly to those fashioned by Jacob for the Salon de la Reine in the Château des Tuileries as well as to the one he supplied in 1787 for the Château de Saint-Cloud. The latter is now in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and is illustrated in M. Jarry, Le siège français, Fribourg, 1973, pl. 247.

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