Fauteuil
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Giltwood, cane, textile, beech rails
Measurements
93 x 75 x 65 cm
Place of origin
France
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540602
Summary
A giltwood fauteuil, French, circa 1770. Of pegged construction, the rounded back and sides of cane highlighted with diamond pattern decoration, the padded downswept arms with scroll terminals and incurved front supports, the serpentine padded seat with squab cushion, the front rail missing the detail from the central tablet, standing on stop-fluted tapering legs headed with rosettes, one missing, pink wash applied to the beech seat rails.
Provenance
From Lady Amory