Lot 273
  • 273

Suite de huit chaises capitonnées d'époque Louis-Philippe, provenant du château de Rochecotte (Val de Loire)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • provenant du château de Rochecotte (Val de Loire)
  • Haut. 90 cm, larg. 55 cm, prof. 47 cm
  • Height 35 1/2 in; width 21 2/3 in; depth 18 1/3 in
dont six recouvertes en cuir de Russie et deux en velours rouge ; à dossier arrondi ; reposant sur des pieds cannelés à double-bague munis de roulettes ; (usures)

Provenance

- Dorothée de Dino au château de Rochecotte, vers 1830
- Boni de Castellane au château de Rochecotte, début du XXe siècle
- Emilio Terry au château de Rochecotte, entre 1934 et 1969
- Vente Sotheby's à Monaco, février 1984
- Collection particulière

Literature

BIBLIOGRAPHIE

"Levé de rideau sur Rochecotte", Plaisir de France, décembre 1959, p.62

Condition

The illustration is accurate. Nice set of eight chairs, six chairs with a used leather cover. Very worn but very charming. Two chairs with a red velvet cover. Stable structure ; large model. Loose to the structure which needs to be strengthen Famous provenance.
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Catalogue Note

A l'époque propriété du célèbre décorateur Emilio Terry (1890-1969), on aperçoit très clairement ces chaises, qui faisaient partie du mobilier d'origine, autour de la table dressée dans la grande salle à manger du Château de Rochecotte, vers 1959. A l'arrière plan, on devine un grand plâtre de Carpeaux, entre les portraits de Louis XVIII et Charles X.