A SET OF TWELVE LOUIS XV CANED BEECH DINING-CHAIRS
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A SET OF TWELVE LOUIS XV CANED BEECH DINING-CHAIRS

CIRCA 1745, IN THE MANNER OF THE CRESSON DYNASTY

Closed12 July 2012

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GBP 25,000

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A SET OF TWELVE LOUIS XV CANED BEECH DINING-CHAIRS
CIRCA 1745, IN THE MANNER OF THE CRESSON DYNASTY
Each with cartouche-shaped back above a serpentine seat on cabriole legs, the frames with floral rocaille carving, restorations, one chair with replaced leg
36 in. (92 cm.) high (12)

Specialist note

The form and ornament of these chaises and the following canapé is closely related to the oeuvre of the Cressons
a family of Menuisiers operating from premises in the rue de Cléry, Paris. The first member of the dynasty to become maître was Charles Cresson in 1720; the last being his great nephew Nicolas Michel Cresson in 1770 (Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobillier Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 2002, pp. 230-241).