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A set of twelve Russian Neoclassical style brass-mounted and parcel-gilt mahogany dining chairs, comprising a pair of fauteuils and ten side chairs
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- brass, mahogany
- height of chair 36 1/2 in.; width of chair 18 1/2 in.; depth of chair 16 1/2 in.; height of fauteuil 39 in.; width of fauteuil 20 in.; depth of fauteuil 19 in.
- 93 cm; 47 cm; 42 cm; 99 cm; 51 cm; 48.5 cm
Provenance
Antoine Chenevière, London
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hilbert, Sotheby's New York, May 24, 2007, lot 17.
Condition
In good overall condition with minor areas of tarnishing and some denting to metal-work, consistent with use and visible in catalogue illustration. With minor marks, chips and scratches to the mahogany surfaces, some scuff marks on the stretchers. One chair with two inch loss to one back leg.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
These chairs derive from models made in Russia circa 1790 by Heinrich Gambs. An identical pair is in the Library of the Empress at Pavlovsk Palace, illustrated, A. Kuchumov, Pavlovsk Palace and Park, Leningrad, 1975, pl. 58. In Russia these chairs were said to be in the "Jacob style" after the great French menuisier Georges Jacob who had provided some important seat furniture for the Imperial palaces in the last quarter of the 18th century.