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

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV PARCEL-GILT AND CREAM-PAINTED FAUTEUILS
ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAS-QUINIBERT FOLIOT, CIRCA 1740-50, THE SILK EMBROIDERY ATTRIBUTED TO BAUDOUIN ET BOUCHER
Each with a cartouche-shaped back, padded arms and serpentine-fronted seat upholstered à chassis in satin brodé aux Indes, with long-stitch silk passementerie depicting to seat and back a floral bouquet within a ribbon-tied foliate wreath, the chanelled frame carved with floral sprays, the cresting centred by a flower head-filled cartouche, the arms with scroll terminals above flower head-carved supports, the serpentine rail similarly carved, the cabriole legs headed by further flower-filled clasps and terminating in acanthus-wrapped volute scrolls, each branded 'S.P.' beneath a crown, with traces of earlier silvering
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide

Provenance
S.P. [crowned inventory brand], Probably a German Royal collection.
Baron Carl von Seidlitz, New York, sold
'Collection de la Baronne S..., de New York', Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 26-27 June 1951, lot 167.
'Collection d'un Amateur Européen', Christie's, Monaco, 20 June 1992, lot 74, where acquired by the present owner.