A pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood fauteuils by Louis Delanois, circa 1775

one chair with illegible inscription 'Dsse d'Uzès, boudoir', one stamped L. DELANOIS

Probably in the collection of Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1847-1933), Duchesse d'Uzès;
La Vielle Fontaine, Geneva.

These elegant chairs are in good conserved condition. The gilding has been sympathetically refreshed in places but retains an attractive patina. There are faint hairline construction cracks, as expected. There are marks and scratches consistent with age and use throughout. One chair with minor chips to gilding, namely one to the right arm, one to the top left corner of the front left leg, and with a small repair to the front of the seat. The other with a chip to the top of the front left leg. Both structurally sound. A very smart pair, elegantly re-upholstered, that is ready to be placed.
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Louis Delanois (1731–1792), received maître in 1761.