Lot 46
  • 46

A pair of Italian neoclassical style parcel-gilt and white painted stools, together with a pair of Louis XVI painted carved wood music stools

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • height of Italian stools 19 in.; width 18 in.; depth 18 in.; height of Louis XVI stools 23 1/2 in.; width 14 1/2 in.; depth 16 1/2 in.
  • 48.5 cm; 46 cm; 46 cm; 60 cm; 37 cm; 42 cm

Provenance

music stools from the Collection of Alice Tully, sold Christie's New York, 28 October 1994, lot 490

Condition

The Italian stools with some minor age cracks and some losses to gesso. Losses and rubbing to refreshed gilt and painting. In otherwise good condition. The Louis XVI stools with a few scattered age and construction cracks throughout . Small chips and losses to decoration. Decoration refreshed, good overall condition.
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