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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 165. A suite of Louis XV style carved giltwood seat furniture, first half 20th century, stamped AA Rateau | Mobilier de salon en bois doré de style Louis XV, première moitié du XXe siècle, estampille de AA Rateau.

A suite of Louis XV style carved giltwood seat furniture, first half 20th century, stamped AA Rateau | Mobilier de salon en bois doré de style Louis XV, première moitié du XXe siècle, estampille de AA Rateau

Auction Closed

February 28, 08:32 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A suite of Louis XV style carved giltwood seat furniture, first half 20th century, stamped AA Rateau

comprising six fauteuils à la reine and à chassis, and a canapé en suite, upholstered with Chinese painted polychrome silk decorated with flowering trees and animals, stamped AA RATEAU, previously overpainted in green

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Each fauteuil: height. 37 ⅜ in;

the canapé: height. 38 ½ in, width. 78 ¼ in.

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Mobilier de salon en bois doré de style Louis XV, première moitié du XXe siècle, estampille de AA Rateau

comprenant six fauteuils à la reine à châssis, et un canapé en suite, garniture de soie polychrome représentant des payasages avec des animaux, estampillé AA RATEAU ; (anciennement laqué vert)

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Chaque fauteuil: haut. 95 cm;

le canapé: haut. 98 cm, larg. 199 cm

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