100
Pair of fauteuils à la reine Louis XV (1715–1774)
Estimate €1.500–2.500
99
A desk chair, D. José I (1750-1777)
Estimate €1.600–3.000
Description
In rosewood and other woods with partially carved decoration depicting scrolls and foliate motifs.
Legs joined by an X-stretcher, cabriole legs, shaped and carved apron. Seat upholstered in velvet. Shaped and pierced tablet and shaped and carved cresting rail.
Portugal, 18th century.
(signs of use, minor losses and defects)
81x73x54 cm
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