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A SUITE OF LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SEAT FURNITURE

Lot 42
01.07.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 60 000
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1450958
Lot 42 | A SUITE OF LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SEAT FURNITURE
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
A SUITE OF LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SEAT FURNITURE
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN GOTTLIEB FROST, THE ORMOLU MOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS REMOND, CIRCA 1785-1790
Comprising a pair of fauteuils and three side chairs, the pierced back modelled as a caduceus with twin-snakes flanking a tooled splat surmounted by a sphere, the bowed seat above fluted tapering legs headed by capitals with mille-raies fluting, terminating in sabots, the seats upholstered in green leather
The armchairs: 35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high; 23 ¾ in. (60 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
The side chairs: 35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high; 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) wide; 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) deep




Provenance

By repute from the collection of Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), premier président de la Cour des aides in 1750, directeur général de la Librairie, and chef de la censure, ministre et secrétaire d'État de la Maison du Roi, lawyer of Louis XVI at his trial in 1793.
Collection of the Comtesse Jacqueline de Beaumont (1924-2021), née Gérard;
until sold in 2021.
Artist:François Rémond (1747 - 1812)
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Mahogany, Gold, Wood
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs
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United Kingdom
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