Important Design

Attribuée à Jean-Ferdinand Schwerdfeger (1734-1818)

Pair of armchairs

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May 28, 05:43 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 EUR

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Description

Attributed to Jean-Ferdinand Schwerdfeger (1734-1818)

Pair of armchairs

Louis XVI period, circa 1780

Mahogany, gilt-bronze and leather, with a green silk velvet upholstery

102 x 65 x 63 cm ; 40 ¼ x 25 ½ x 24 ¾ in.

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Related literature :

P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle. Dictionnaire des ébénistes et des menuisiers, Paris, 2002, pp. 841-843

M.-A. Paulin, « Schwerdfeger, ébéniste de Marie-Antoinette », in L'Estampille L'Objet d'Art, n°384, October 2003, pp. 66-79

Exh. cat. 18e, Aux sources du design, Dijon, 2014, p. 258

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