Live Auction 7812Belgravia and Lake Geneva - Two European Collections
Christie’s roundel
Lot 59

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECH FAUTEUILS A LA REINE

BY MICHEL GOURDIN, CIRCA 1765

Closed14 May 2009

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GBP 10,625

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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECH FAUTEUILS A LA REINE
BY MICHEL GOURDIN, CIRCA 1765
Each with a foliate-carved frame upholstered in close-studded green silk damask, on cabriole legs, stamped 'M. GOURDIN' and inscribed in blue chalk '424-2725'
38¾ in. (98.5 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 24½ in. (62 cm.) deep (2)

Acquired from Galerie Heim, Paris, in 1958.

Specialist note

Michel Gourdin, maître in 1752.

Established in rue de Cléry for about 30 years, probably in his father's atelier, Michel Gourdin, called 'Le Jeune', manufactured Louis XV, Transitional and Louis XVI seat-furniture. His models are rarer than those of his father or brother Jean-Baptiste, and he carried out Royal commissions - some of which are now in the Mobilier National.