A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CHAISES POSSIBLY GERMAN, CIRCA...
Each broad crestrail and splat with ormolu mounts, apparently original, cast as Classically-dressed maidens in a tablet flanked by scrolls and a female mask, the front rail later-mounted with a sunflower and trailing leaves, on turned legs
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
Lot Essay
The ormolu mounts to the top rails, each cast with two reclining classical maidens, is identical to the mount at the apron of the Empire mahogany console table now in the dining room of the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
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Each broad crestrail and splat with ormolu mounts, apparently original, cast as Classically-dressed maidens in a tablet flanked by scrolls and a female mask, the front rail later-mounted with a sunflower and trailing leaves, on turned legs
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
Lot Essay
The ormolu mounts to the top rails, each cast with two reclining classical maidens, is identical to the mount at the apron of the Empire mahogany console table now in the dining room of the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
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