Sale 2435
New York
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14 - 15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 13,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CHESTNUT FAUTEUILS POSSIBLY SOUTHERN FRANCE, CIRCA 1775 Each with a channeled frame with beading, the square paneled back, and seat covered in embroidered cream silk, on square tapering stop-fluted legs headed by flowerhead-filled blocks, re-decorated (2)
Provenance
Acquired from Gerard Orts, Paris.
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