Lot 36
  • 36

A pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood chairs circa 1775, stamped A. P. Dupain

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Adrien Pierre Dupain, maĆ®tre in 1772
  • beechwood
  • height 35 in.; width 19 in.; depth 16 in.
  • 89 cm; 48.5 cm; 41 cm

Provenance

Dalva Brothers, New York

Condition

With scattered age and construction cracks. With scattered signs of old worm damage. Abrasions to carving at extremities and minor scattered losses to gesso. Regilt, gilding now with rubbing, losses and surface dirt. Legs blocked. With painted numbers 7320 on underside. In good condition.
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