A Large Empire Gilt and Black Japanned Suite, Attributed to Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Circa 1805
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October 17, 05:45 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 USD
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A Large Empire Gilt and Black Japanned Suite, Attributed to Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Circa 1805
Comprising a pair of sofa's, four fauteuils and six side chairs
Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864).
Sofa's height 36 in.; width 76 1/2 in.; depth 24 in. Armchairs height 33 1/2 in.; width 22 1/2 in.; depth 23 in. Side chairs height 34 in.; width 16 1/2 in. depth 21 in.
91.5 cm; 194.4 cm; 61 cm./ 85.1 cm; 57.2 cm; 58.4 cm;/ 86.3 cm; 42 cm; 53.4 cm
Voltaire Replica Handbags s, Paris.
Related Literature:
See for an identical pair of fauteuils by Jean-Joseph Chapuis:
Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Les Ebénistes Du XIX Siècle, Paris 1965, p. 120
Jean Joseph Chapuis established himself at 264 rue de Loxum, Brussels. Influenced by contemporary Parisian ébénistes, he created signature designs of which this suite offered here is an exquisite example.
A pair of identical fauteuils signed Chapuis are located in the Belgian Royal Palace in Laeken.
Four identical fauteuils have been sold:
Ader-Picard-Tajan, Palais d'Orsay, Paris, 5 December 1979, lot 49
An identical pair of fauteuils signed Chapuis have been sold:
Sotheby's, New York June 6, 1981, lot 298
A fauteuil attributed to Jean-Francois Chapuis has been sold:
Sotheby's, Paris, October 30, 2018, lot 338
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