Lot 1
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A pair of Directoire parcel-gilt and polychrome-painted chairs circa 1790, possibly Italian

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • beechwood
  • height 34 in.; width 19 in.; depth 17 in.
  • 86.5 cm; 48.5 cm; 43.5 cm

Provenance

Arturo Lopez-Willshaw

Sotheby's Monaco, June 23, 1976, lot 110

Condition

Some scattered small construction cracks, not extensive. Paint refreshed, not with losses, rubbing and surface dirt. Minor scattered losses to gesso. Gilding with rubbing and losses. Some feet blocked. In good overall condition.
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