Lot no. 1148
LARGE PAINTED TAPESTRY COVERED SUITE "A LA REINE", Louis XV, the covers from Manufacture de Beauvais, circa 1760, the frames after models by J.B. TILLIARD (Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, maitre 1752) and later. Comprising: 1 three-seater canapé and 12 large fauteuils in shaped, finely carved and grey painted walnut. The covers with images from the fables of La Fontaine including "Le taureau et la grenouille", "Le loup et la brébis", "Le chat et l'oiseau", "Le renard et le coq", "Le lion et les brébis", "L'aigle et la tortue", "Le renard et la cigogne" Canapé 190x67x44x109 cm, Fauteuils 68x57x44x101 cm. Provenance: -formerly Villa Diodati, Geneva. -Château de Vincy, West Switzerland. A comprehensive suite with very well conserved tapestry covers.
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03/22/2007
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