ID 892482
Lot 52 | A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN ROCOCO GILTWOOD TABOURETS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
CIRCA 1740, POSSIBLY GENOA
Each with a square seat covered in 18th century silk gros- and petit-point embroidery depicting a central spray of tulips by pheasants and doves, the shaped apron with a central scallop-shell flanked by foliate scrolls, on cabriole legs headed by scallop-shells and terminating in scroll-feet with palmette motif, probably re-gilt, the rail numbered in pencil '7190'
19 in. (49 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) square
Provenance
With Dalva Brothers, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 777 ($102,000).
Special notice
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| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
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| Medium: | Giltwood, Textile |
| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Chairs |
| Applied technique: | Upholstery |
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| Medium: | Giltwood, Textile |
| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Chairs |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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