Property of a Midwestern Lady
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD MARQUISES, CIRCA 1780
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April 22, 03:07 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property of a Midwestern Lady
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD MARQUISES, CIRCA 1780
upholstered with modern fabric by Juan Pablo Molyneux
By Jean-Baptiste Lebas (1729-1795), maître in 1756
height 38 in.; width 31 ½ in.; depth 23 in.
96.5 cm; 80 cm; 58.4 cm
Galerie Segoura, Paris
A pair of identical marquises, possibly the offered lot, is illustrated in J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle (Paris 1976), p.283 fig.D.
Lebas had his workshop on rue de Cléry, under the sign of Saint-Esprit. He supplied seat furniture for a distinguished clientele including the Comte d'Artois; he also received commissions from the comtesse du Barry for Louveciennes.