PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUIL "À CHÂSSIS" Louis XV, Paris, middle of the 18th century. Signed I. GOURDIN (Jean-Baptiste Gourdin, maître 1738).
Molded beech, carved with blossoms, bows, tendrils and flowering branches, painted white and parcel-gilt. Padded seat on a cut-out frame, curved legs on scrolled feet. Padded backrest "en cabriolet" and padded armrests. Apricot silk upholstery.
64 × 53 × 87 cm.
Few losses to the paintwork and the gilding. Cover with signs of wear.
Provenance:
- The Robert Goelet Collection, sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13-15 October 1966, Lot No. 499.
- The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert, Auction Sotheby's New York, 24 May 2007, Lot No. 11.
- Aristocratic private collection, Southern Germany.
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Molded beech, carved with blossoms, bows, tendrils and flowering branches, painted white and parcel-gilt. Padded seat on a cut-out frame, curved legs on scrolled feet. Padded backrest "en cabriolet" and padded armrests. Apricot silk upholstery.
64 × 53 × 87 cm.
Few losses to the paintwork and the gilding. Cover with signs of wear.
Provenance:
- The Robert Goelet Collection, sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13-15 October 1966, Lot No. 499.
- The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Hilbert, Auction Sotheby's New York, 24 May 2007, Lot No. 11.
- Aristocratic private collection, Southern Germany.
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