ID 892288
Lot 62 | A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD CANAPE
Estimate value
£ 40 000 – 60 000
BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1775
Executed in two-tone gilding, the oval upholstered backrest flanked by fluted uprights in the form of quivers and foliate sprays, the curved sides continuing to square tapered fluted legs, covered in celadon velvet
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 80 1/4 in. (204 cm.) wide; 23 3/4 in. (60.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Collection of Baron Alexis de Redé, hôtel Lambert, Paris; Sotheby's, Monaco, May 25-26 1975, lot 274.
Christie's, New York, October 23 1998, lot 148.
With Galerie Aveline, Paris.
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 141.
Literature
M. Baroli ed., Le Mobilier du XVIIIe Sicle en France et en Europe, Paris, 1991, p. 126.
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| Artist: | Georges Jacob (1739 - 1814) |
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| Medium: | Giltwood |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Georges Jacob (1739 - 1814) |
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| Medium: | Giltwood |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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