Louis XVI Canapé

executed by Nicolas-Louis Mariette, maître in 1770

Mrs. Alan L. Corey
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. New York, December 5-7, 1974, lot 692
Russell B. Aitken
Christie's New York, Champ Soleil: Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Russian B. Aitken collects ions, November 25, 2003, lot 73

Losses and flaking to gilding throughout, as seen in catalogue photograph. Shrinkage and age cracks at joints, primarily at junction of crest rail with top of arm rests on both sides and at proper right upper rear corner; age cracks also present on left side of crest rail, but structurally stable overall. Upholstery in good condition. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS – CHANGE OF PROPERTY LOCATION POST SALE Purchasers may pay for and pick up their purchases at our York Avenue headquarters until the close of business on the day of each respective auction. After this t.mes , sold property will be transferred to our new offsite facility, Crozier Replica Handbags s, One Star Ledger Plaza, 69 Court Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. Once property has been transferred from our York Avenue location, it will not be available for collects ion at Crozier Replica Handbags s for two business days. Crozier's hours of operation for collects ion are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Please note, certain items of property, including jewelry, watches, silver, works on panel and items valued $10 million or more will remain at 1334 York Avenue. Invoices and stat.mes nts will indicate your property's location. For more information regarding collects ion from our offsite facility, please visit Replica Shoes s.com/pickup.
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