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A LATE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIR

Lot 8
06.07.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
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ID 992781
Lot 8 | A LATE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIR
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
A LATE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIR

BY LOUIS DELANOIS, THE CARVING BY JOSEPH-NICOLAS GUICHARD, THE PAINTED DECORATION BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CAGNY, CIRCA 1769

The arched back and seat upholstered à chassis in associated floral embroidered pale silk, the frame carved with entrelacs with pierced ribbon-tie cresting flanked by trailing flowers, the seat-rail carved with flowering branches centred by a ribbon tie, on fluted tapering legs with oak leaf collar and terminating in carved leaftips, the seat-rail and seat frame each stamped once 'L. DELANOIS', the seatframe with pen inscription '16', illegible 18th century ink inscription, the seat-rail with illegible pencil inscription and with Chenue label inscribed 'A Lopez-Wilshaw', largely redecorated, together with a matching chair of later date

40 in. (102 cm.) high; 23 1/2 in. (60 cm.) wide; 23 1/2 in. (60 cm.) deep





Provenance

Delivered circa 1770 to Madame Du Barry for the galerie at the château de Louveciennes.

Collection of Arturo Lopez-Wilshaw.

Collection d'un Amateur, Christie's, Paris, 3-4 October 2012, lot 94.



Literature

F. de Salvette, les Ebénistes du XVIIIe Siècle, Paris, 1926, p. 86, pl. XV.

F. Watson, Louis XVI Furniture, London, 1960, fig. 184.

P. Verlet, French Cabinetmaking of the Eighteenth Century, New York, 1965, pp. 160-161, fig. 4.

S. Eriksen, Louis Delanois: Menuisier en Sieges, Paris, 1968, pl. XXIX.

S. Eriksen, Early Neo-Classicism in France, London, 1974, cat. 172.

C. Bauléz, et. al., madame Du Barry, Paris, 1992, p. 70.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crozier Park Royal (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite.If the lot is transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: [email protected] the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm
Medium:Beechwood, Wood
Historical era:Period of Louis XV
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs
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