A FINE pair of Napoleon III CARVED giltwood and aubusson canapés FRENCH, CIRCA 1875

each upholstered in crimson-ground tapestry depicting courting couples in pastoral landscapes, the seats with grazing goats and sheep, the crest centered by a carved musical tophy, the sides with fluted columns, scrolled acanthus arms with padded rest, guilloche apron, on tapering fluted legs.

Sold, Christie's, London, October 29, 1998, lot 62, GPB 17,250.