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JOSÉPHINE BAKER'S PIANO AND BED FROM THE CHÂTEAU DES MILANDES (LOTS 50 & 51)
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FRENCH GILTWOOD BED
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH GILTWOOD BED
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Carved overall with flower-filled guilloche and foliate scrolls, the curved head and backboard with serpentine ends upholstered in close-nailed grey silk, the headboard surmounted by a pair of sirens supporting a floral swagged cartouche with interlaced L's monogram, the anthemoin-carved frieze on turned fluted legs
77 in. (196 cm.) high; 89 un. (224 cm.) long; 66 ½ in. (169 cm.) deep
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Carved overall with flower-filled guilloche and foliate scrolls, the curved head and backboard with serpentine ends upholstered in close-nailed grey silk, the headboard surmounted by a pair of sirens supporting a floral swagged cartouche with interlaced L's monogram, the anthemoin-carved frieze on turned fluted legs
77 in. (196 cm.) high; 89 un. (224 cm.) long; 66 ½ in. (169 cm.) deep
Provenance
Collection Joséphine Baker, Château des Milandes.
‘Provenant du Château des Milandes en Dordogne et ayant appartenu à Madame Joséphine Baker’, Maître Jean Vivier huissier de justice à Sarlat, Dordogne, 19 February 1969, Lot A7, ‘lit style Louis XVI bois doré’, where bought by the father of the present owner.
‘Provenant du Château des Milandes en Dordogne et ayant appartenu à Madame Joséphine Baker’, Maître Jean Vivier huissier de justice à Sarlat, Dordogne, 19 February 1969, Lot A7, ‘lit style Louis XVI bois doré’, where bought by the father of the present owner.
Brought to you by
Giles Forster
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