A PAIR OF LOUIS XV CARVED AND PAINTED CANED BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS MID 18TH CENTURY, BY LEONARD BEAUVEAU, KNOWN AS 'BOVO' |

one stamped *VO, the other indistinctly stamped, with squab cushions, re-decorated

Overall in good conserved condition. Minor losses and chips to paint throughout. Old marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Old repair to the front of the seat rail. Restoration to back rests, barely visible.
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The letters “VO” should make reference to the stamp of BOVO, generally said to have been Léonard Beauveau, a menuisier active in 1750 working in the circle of the reknowned ébéniste Nicolas Heurtaut (B. Pallot, The Art of the Chair in 18th Century France, Paris, 1989, p. 218).