FOOTSTOOL "EN PLIANT"
late Louis XV, after the Imperial models by N.Q. FOLIOT (Nicolas Quinibert Foliot, maître 1749) or J.B. TILLIARD (Jean Baptiste II Tilliard,maître 1752), probably Paris, 19th century.
Wood, opulently carved with cartouches, foliage and decorative frieze, and gilt. Rectangular, foldable seat. Burgundy silk cover. Cushion.
74x41x45 cm.
Provenance:- from a private collection, Switzerland.The model for the footstool on offer is depicted in: B.G.B. Pallot, L'art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, Tours 1987; p. 264. A further footstool, stemming from the collection of M. Ségoura, is depicted in: N. de Reyniès, Mobilier domestique, Paris 1992; I, p. 59 (Fig. 35). A further, very similar footstool, stemming from the collection of O. Phipps, was sold by Sotheby's New York on 19 October 2002 (Lot No. 106) .
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late Louis XV, after the Imperial models by N.Q. FOLIOT (Nicolas Quinibert Foliot, maître 1749) or J.B. TILLIARD (Jean Baptiste II Tilliard,maître 1752), probably Paris, 19th century.
Wood, opulently carved with cartouches, foliage and decorative frieze, and gilt. Rectangular, foldable seat. Burgundy silk cover. Cushion.
74x41x45 cm.
Provenance:- from a private collection, Switzerland.The model for the footstool on offer is depicted in: B.G.B. Pallot, L'art du siège au XVIIIe siècle en France, Tours 1987; p. 264. A further footstool, stemming from the collection of M. Ségoura, is depicted in: N. de Reyniès, Mobilier domestique, Paris 1992; I, p. 59 (Fig. 35). A further, very similar footstool, stemming from the collection of O. Phipps, was sold by Sotheby's New York on 19 October 2002 (Lot No. 106) .
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