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TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect

A pair of Louis XV carved giltwood fauteuils, by Michel Cresson, mid-18th century

Lot Closed

April 29, 02:45 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A pair of Louis XV carved giltwood fauteuils, by Michel Cresson,

mid-18th century


each with a moulded cartouche-shaped backrest, the padded armrests ending in scrolls raised on curved supports, the frame overall carved with flowers, the whole raised on cabriole legs ending in scrolls on later triple bun pads, the seats, backs and arms, upholstered with gros point needlework finely woven with flowering foliage on a yellow-green ground, both stamped M.CRESSONre-gilt

The Property of a Lady, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 7 January 2016, lot 470.

Michel Cresson (1709-1781), reçu maître 1740


Michel was the youngest son of the menuisier Jean Cresson and had his workshop on rue de Cléry under the sign 'Au Gros Chapelet'. He was the younger brother of the celebrated menuisier Louis Cresson (1706-1761) who supplied chairs to the Prince de Condé and the Duc d'Orléans. After his brother's death, Michel Cresson also supplied pieces to the Prince de Condé for his residence at the Palais Bourbon and for his country seat, the Château de Chantilly. 

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