BY LOUIS DELANOIS, CIRCA 1760

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A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
BY LOUIS DELANOIS, CIRCA 1760
The cartouche shaped back crested by a posy of flowers issuing foliate trails, the foliate wrapped shoulders above arms with scrolling terminals on downswept supports, the shaped seatrail centred by flowerheads, on cabriole legs headed by flowers, on toupie feet, the padded back, seat and arms upholstered in crimson silk damask, stamped once 'L. DELANOIS'
41 in. (104 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep, approx.

Provenance

In the collection of the parents of the present owner since the first half of the 20th century, and by descent.

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Lot Essay

Louis Delanois, maître in 1761.

Louis Delanois was one of the foremost menuisiers of his time and worked very much at the forefront of fashionable taste. Established in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine near the rue de Bourbon on the rue du Petit Careau, his clients comprised the elite of high society including the prince de Condé, the comte d’Orsay, the prince de Beauvau, the duc de Bourbon and the comtesse de Choiseul.

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