Sale 12455
London
|
6 July 2016
Price realised
GBP 68,500
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR OF REGENCE GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS CIRCA 1725 Each with arched close-nailed padded back, arms and seat covered in fuchsia, green and ivory pinecone-pattern Lelievre silk, the arms, seatrail and legs carved with shells, rocaille, foliage and hatched panels, the cabriole legs joined by flat shaped X-stretchers, re-gilt, with leather labels inscribed '2483' 40 in. (101.5 cm.) high; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide
Provenance
Purchased from Galerie Perrin, Paris, April 1997.
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