Lot Essay
Jean Baptiste III Lelarge, matre in 1775
FOUR CIRCA 1780, STAMPED I.B. LELARGE, TOGETHER WITH TWO LATER COPIES
Details
A SET OF LOUIS XVI BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
Four Circa 1780, Stamped I.B. LELARGE, together with two later copies
Carved with ribbon-twist, each with oval back, arms and bowed seat covered in close-nailed blue velvet, on turned tapering stop-fluted legs; together with a set of late 18th century Aubusson tapestry covers (six backs, six seats, and twelve arm covers), the tapestry worn (6)
Four Circa 1780, Stamped I.B. LELARGE, together with two later copies
Carved with ribbon-twist, each with oval back, arms and bowed seat covered in close-nailed blue velvet, on turned tapering stop-fluted legs; together with a set of late 18th century Aubusson tapestry covers (six backs, six seats, and twelve arm covers), the tapestry worn (6)
Provenance
Vicomte de Salins, sold Parke-Bernet, 18 March 1939, lots 134-136