Lot Details
Lot 503
Early Louis XV Walnut and Caned Fauteuil de Bureau
Circa 1740
The molded curved toprail centered by a carved shell and continuing to foliate-carved handholds above a leather-covered serpentine seat with flowerhead-carved seat rail on all sides and raised on cabriole legs. Height 38 inches (96.5 cm), width 26 inches (66 cm), depth 19 inches (48.2 cm).
Provenance:
Christie's, New York, May 27, 1999, lot 241.
C Property from a Private Collection, Southampton, New York
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Sold for $1,890 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Condition commensurate with age and use, nice faded color to walnut, leather upholstered later, losses to caning of back, carving worn to handholds, old marks and scratches, chips to carving.
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