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A Pair of Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Fauteuils a la Reine and Matching Bergère, Stamped C. Chevigny, Last Quarter 18th Century
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October 17, 06:08 PM GMT
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12,000 - 18,000 USD
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A Pair of Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Fauteuils a la Reine and Matching Bergère, Stamped C. Chevigny, Last Quarter 18th Century
Claude Chevigny, maître in 1786
Each fauteuil with arched backrest upholstered at the center, the frame carved with leaf-tips beading, the top rail centered by ribbon-tied flowerheads, the arms with padded armrests with acanthus-carved terminals on downswept fluted and acanthus-carved supports, the bow-fronted seat with beaded and leaf-tip-carved seat rails, raised on turned tapered fluted legs; the bergere with rectangular backrest, the frame carved to match the fauteuils, also with padded arms on downswept fluted and acanthus-carved supports, and with matching straight-fronted seat, and turned tapered fluted legs.
height 38 in.; width 24 in.; depth 23 in. bergère: height 36 in.; width 29 1/2 in.; depth 26 in.
96.5 cm; 61 cm; 58.4 cm / 91 1/2 in; 74.2 in; 66 in
Vieux Paris, Inc., New York, 1967
Claude Chevigny, both menuisier and chair carver produced work usually of very high quality. Amongst his clientele were the duchesse d'Enville, the duc de Penthièvre, mademoiselle Guimard, and the marquis de Paulmy.
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