ID 479210
Lot 88 | A LOUIS XIV SAVONNERIE BENCH-COVER NOW MOUNTED ON A LOUIS XV...
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
THE SAVONNERIE PANEL EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND DESIGNED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BELIN DE FONTENAY (1653-1715), THE BENCH CIRCA 1775
The rectangular Savonnerie panel with a central fan rose moresque rosette surrounded by floral swags, two smaller fan rosettes with four parrots and three squirrels and baskets of flowers in each corner, the bench with rectangular seat on reeded seatrail and fluted circular tapering legs headed by paterae, altered in size to accomodate panel
16 in. (40.7 cm.) high, 71 in. (180.5 cm.) long, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Category: | Benches |
| Auction house category: | Armchairs |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Category: | Benches |
| Auction house category: | Armchairs |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |






