Sale 20CN02 | Lot 1184

Pair of Louis XVI Grey-Painted and Aubusson Tapestry-Upholstered Fauteuils a la Reine stamped I. B. Boulard

Catalogue: English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts
Pair of Louis XVI Grey-Painted and Aubusson Tapestry-Upholstered Fauteuils a la Reine stamped I. B. Boulard

Lot Details

Lot 1184
Pair of Louis XVI Grey-Painted and Aubusson Tapestry-Upholstered Fauteuils a la Reine stamped I. B. Boulard
Circa 1775
Each back, arms and seat rail with leaftip- and rope-twist-carved molded frame, raised on ring-turned tapering stop-fluted legs; each front rail stamped I. B. Boulard to the underside, each with printed Chenue label. Height 36 inches (91.4 cm), width 23 inches (58.4 cm), depth 18 inches (45.7 cm).

Provenance:
Christie's, New York, Segoura, October 19, 2006, lot 132.

Jean-Baptiste Boulard, maître in 1755.

Jean-Baptiste Boulard (c. 1725-1789), whose workshop was on the rue de Clery, Paris, worked primarily for the Crown and supplied furniture for Versailles, Fontainebleau, Compiègne and the Tuileries.


C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Both front rails stamped I. B. Goulard; good restored condition, later painted surfaces with rubbing and losses, tapestry with restorations and wear commensurate with age and use and, as expected, seat and arm covers with more wear than back cover, scuffs to feet, both with Chenue warehouse labels


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Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts

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