Lot Details
Lot 568
Louis XVI Painted Banquette
Last quarter of the 18th century
The loose cushioned rectangular seat with molded rails, flanked by padded tall sides within molded frames, raised on stop-fluted tapering legs, one seat rail stamped G. Jacob. Height 33 inches (83.8 cm), width 47 inches (1.19 m), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm).
Georges Jacob, maître in 1765
Provenance:
Dalva Brothers, New York
C Property of a Connecticut Collector
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $2,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Poor condition, in need of restoration, one leg with poorly repaired break at top, one corner leg with age cracks at top, age cracks and shrinkage at tops of stiles, loose and in need of tightening; later corner blocks; some feet cut down.
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