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<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/interiors/property-from-a-new-york-private-collection" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Property from a New York Private Collection.</a>French Louis XV carved walnut fauteuils a la reine, possibly Eastern France, mid-18th century.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Each with a cartouche-shaped backrest upholstered.</li><li>Pierced C-scroll top rail centered by a bird.</li><li>The padded arms on molded and voluted supports.</li><li>The serpentine seat with flowerhead and acanthus-carved seat rail.</li><li>Raised on molded cabriole legs.</li></ul>

French Louis XV Carved Walnut Fauteuils

French Louis XV fauteuil with tapestry upholstery. <ul><li>Carved top rail with stylized vegetal motif.</li><li>Padded arms on molded and voluted supports.</li><li>Cabriole legs with carved flowers and leaves.</li></ul>

French Louis XV Tapestry Armchair

French Provincial Louis XV walnut framed sofa. <ul><li>Gently reclined back with a scalloped top, a scalloped down-filled cushion, sloping arms, carved shell cartouches on the apron, and all resting on short cabriole legs.</li></ul>

French Provincial Louis XV Sofa

Louis XV armchair designed by René Cresson (c. 1705-1749),&nbsp;maître&nbsp;in 1738.<ul><li>Beech frame with caned seat and seat back.</li><li>Loose light blue and gray patterned cotton blend seat cushion.</li><li>Carvings on skirt and seat back.</li><li>Stamped&nbsp;Cresson l’Aîné.</li></ul>René Cresson came from a long line of important Parisian&nbsp;menuisiers.&nbsp;He was the son of Jean Cresson, the elder brother of Louis and Michel Cresson, his sister married the maker Jean Nadal, and his son Nicolas Michel also became a&nbsp;menuisier.&nbsp;However, only a small number of pieces bearing his stamp,&nbsp;Cresson l’Aîné&nbsp;are known to exist. This is probably because the&nbsp;Corporation des Menuisiers, the Parisian furniture-making guild that strictly regulated all makers, did not begin requiring makers to stamp every piece of furniture they produced for sale until 1743, which was only a few years before René Cresson died.

Régence Caned Armchair

An upholstered bench with six legs.<ul><li>Cabriole legs and carved apron with an antique white finish.</li><li>Soft leather seat in a chestnut brown with brass nailhead detailing.</li><li>Leather upholstery is not original.</li></ul>

French Louis XV Style Carved Bench

French Louis XV Style Upholstered Settee<ul><li>Features arched back rail, carved acanthus leaves and scalloped apron with foliage and shell carvings.</li><li>Manchette style arms, with scrolled knuckles.</li><li>Raised on carved cabriole legs that terminate into peg feet.</li><li>Modern upholstery is a light neutral Belgian linen.</li><li>Wood is washed in a light neutral shade, with highlighted accents in silvery pale blue.</li></ul>

French Louis XV Style Upholstered Settee

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<li>Upholstered bench with roll and scroll arms.</li>
<li>Scalamandré tan gold fabric with a darker fleur-de-lis motif.</li>
<li>Carved wood frame with a shell and foliate design.</li>
<li>Antique brass embossed floral nailhead.</li>
<li>Tufted cushion topped seat with covered buttons.</li>
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Louis XV Style Roll Arm Bench

<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>These floral carved bow front benches are covered with embroidered upholstery.</li><li>The apron of the bow front has a carved cluster of flowers and stands on carved cabriolet legs with flower clusters and acanthus leaves on their hips.</li></ul>

Louis XV Style Carved Benches

Italian Louis XV walnut armchair.<ul><li>Carved crest rail, frame and arms with floral motif.</li><li>Tapestry upholstery to cartouche backrest.</li><li>Upholstery depicting a scene of a figure framed in a coastal landscape.</li><li>Leather seat.</li></ul>

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