Lot 170
  • 170

Suite de quatre chaises en palissandre de goût Louis XVI, d'époque Napoléon III, signées au pochoir PIHOUEE/PARIS

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • signées au pochoir PIHOUEE/PARIS
  • Haut. 84 cm, larg. 39 cm, prof. 46,5 cm
  • Height 33 in; width 15 1/3 in; depth 18 1/3 in
le dossier ajouré sculpté d'une cassolette, la ceinture sculptée de perles et feuilles d'eau, reposant sur des pieds fuselés à cannelures rudentées ; garnies de soie capitonnée brodée de fleurettes

Condition

Illustration is accurate. Very good condition, solid and comfortable structure. Refined design. Some wear to the upholstery. Attractive set.
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Catalogue Note

Alexandre Pihouée, bientôt rejoint par son fils Victor-David, exerça de 1860 à 1906 ; leur maison, présentée comme une Fabrique de sièges artistiques de tous styles participa aux Expositions de Londres en 1862 et de Nice en 1884.