ID 1027772
Lot 339 | A PAIR OF REGENCE GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 80 000
CIRCA 1720
Each with serpentine top rail centered by a ducal crown above a coat of arms with a vair field flanked by scrolling foliate motifs against a trellis background, the uprights centered by interlaced branches, issuing arms terminating in scrolling flowerheads on downswept supports decorated with strapwork, the serpentine channeled seat-rail centered by a scroll, on cabriole legs carved with foliate trails, on peg feet, the padded back seat and arms upholstered in red velvet
46 in. (117 cm.) high, 27 in. (69 cm.) wide, 33 in. (84 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. Frégnac and J. Wilhelm, Belles Demeures de Paris, 16e - 19e siècle, 1997, p. 82.
C. de Nicolay-Mazery, Private Houses of France, Paris, 2014, p. 286.
| Medium: | Giltwood, Textile, Velvet |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs |
| Medium: | Giltwood, Textile, Velvet |
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| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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