A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUILS

CIRCA 1760, POSSIBLY NORTH GERMAN

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUILS
CIRCA 1760, POSSIBLY NORTH GERMAN
Each upholstered in close-nailed green velvet, the channelled back and seat centred by flowerhead and rocaille, on foliate-headed cabriole legs, branded with the crowned letters 'S.S.'
39 ½ in. (100 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly the Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, at Schloss Schwerin.

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Lot Essay

The crowned brand with the letters 'S.S.' almost certainly refers to Schloss Schwerin, the Grand Ducal residence in Schwerin, north Germany. Under the direction of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823–1883) it was re-built between 1843 and 1857 in the Neo-Renaissance style and the marque au feux almost certainly corresponds to an inventory drawn up following this re-construction.

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