Three cream painted chairs Louis XVI, circa 1780

the padded oblong backs and stuffed seats on fluted turned tapering legs with reeded collars, all three with an inventory number in black ink S120R2; re-painted; reblocked

Olive, Lady Baillie, Lowndes House, London
Possibly part of the set recorded in Lady Baillie's Bedroom
Set of 4 Louis XVI chairs, painted white
Purchased from Camerons 4.12.53 £200
Seats covered tapisserie au points petits paves noir et creme sur fond bleu en soir @ £25 Jansen -.4.55  £100
Re-upholstering and recovering Jansen, London 22.5.56 £16

Backs unstable and will need some attention. There are construction cracks at the joints commensurate with age and normal usage. The painting is worn and chipped in places as visible from the photographs. In need of some attention.
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