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Aubusson Tapestry
Estimate €2.000–4.000
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823
Pair of Louis XIV-style armchairs
Estimate €600–900
Description
In walnut.
Front legs carved in zoomorphic form.
Turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.
Carved, shaped and pierced seat rail with scrollwork and foliate motifs.
Seat and back with nailing and upholstered in tapestry with polychrome wool thread depicting landscapes with animals.
Finials carved in full relief depicting lion heads; junction of the arm with the back with carved decoration depicting the face of an old man surmounted by volutes and acanthus leaves.
France, 19th century.
(signs of use, losses and defects)
117x72x72 cm
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