Sale 6639
London
|
14 November 2002
Price realised
GBP 10,755
Estimate
A SUITE OF REGENCE STYLE CARVED AND GILTWOOD TAPESTRY SEAT-FURNITURE 19th Century Comprising four fauteuils and a canapé, each fauteuil with rectangular arched back and seat covered with associated 18th Century Beauvais foliate and floral close-nailed tapestry, the shaped armrests carved with acanthus motifs and husks on a matted ground, the serpentine and shaped seat-rail centred by foliate sprays, floral garlands and S-scroll against a trellis and matted ground, the sides conformingly decorated, on cabriole legs headed by a shells, paterae and foliage and terminating in upswept sabots with shell motif, the three-seater canapé decorated conformingly and on eight cabriole legs, slight rubbing and losses to the gilding, restoration to the tapestry The canapé: 80 in. (203 cm.) wide
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife