A Pair of French Empire Partial-Gilt and Painted

A Pair of French Empire Partial-Gilt and Painted Hardwood Fauteuils by Pierre-Gaston Brion , France, circa 1810 Marks: P. BRION, IG. 1744, 43696, T.U. 932 41-1/8 x 26 x 24 inches (104.5 x 66.0 x 61.0 cm) (each) Property form the Collection of John Robert Clark PROVENANCE: Palais des Tuileries; Dalva Brothers, New York, 1960; Sotheby's, New York, Important English and European Decorative Arts, June 9, 2014, lot 212. LITERATURE: Gladys Freeman, "The Setting is French," Town and Country, November 1962, p. 107. One fauteuil with paper label marked: 1744, 241 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Each with losses to upholstery, scattered scuffs, scratches, and flakes to gilded and painted surfaces, otherwise frames are in good overall condition with wear as expected with age and use.
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