
From a private collection in the south of France
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description
the eagle-head mounts, resting on curved paw feet, with leopard-patterned cotton upholstery, stamped LOUIS ; (with a spurious stamp of J.B.B. DEMAY)
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Height 19 5/8 in., width 17 3/8 in. ; Haut. 50 cm, larg. 44 cm
Private collection, south of France
RELATED LITERATURE:
D. Ledoux-Lebard, Les Ébénistes du XIXe siècle, Paris, , 1984, p. 446-449
Jean-Pierre Louis, woodmaker, received master in 1787.
He was one of the principal suppliers to the Imperial Garde-Meuble and collaborated with Jacob-Desmalter on the furnishing of official residences. Several seats preserved at the Palace of Compiègne and the Château de Chantilly still bear his stamp.
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