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A pair of Directoire Mahogany Armchairs circa 1800
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- height 36 in.; width 24 in.
- 91.5 cm; 61 cm
each with a rectangular padded backrest, wooden armrests raised on slightly shaped supports carved with scrolls continuing to tapered legs; covered in 18th century tapestry depicting scenes from Fontaine's Fables.
Provenance
By descent in the John Jay family.
Catalogue Note
An identical suite of Directoire seat furniture, with identical Louis XVI tapestry covers is in the John Jay Homestead, Katonah, New York.