A SUITE OF FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT-METAL-MOUNTED EBONISED SEAT FURNITURE
A SUITE OF FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT-METAL-MOUNTED EBONISED SEAT FURNITURE
THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO EDOUARD LIEVRE, CIRCA 1870
Comprising an armchair and five side chairs, each with a buttoned back and seat covered in brass close-nailed Japanese silk brocade with gold thread, commissioned by François-Joseph Graf and amde by Le Manach, Paris
The armchair: 35 1⁄4 in. (89.5 cm.) high; 24 1⁄2 in. (62 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Patrick Serraire, Paris.
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A SUITE OF FRENCH 'JAPONISME' GILT-METAL-MOUNTED EBONISED SEAT FURNITURE
THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO EDOUARD LIEVRE, CIRCA 1870
Comprising an armchair and five side chairs, each with a buttoned back and seat covered in brass close-nailed Japanese silk brocade with gold thread, commissioned by François-Joseph Graf and amde by Le Manach, Paris
The armchair: 35 1⁄4 in. (89.5 cm.) high; 24 1⁄2 in. (62 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Patrick Serraire, Paris.