A SET OF THREE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED BEECH FAUTEUILS
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A SET OF THREE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED BEECH FAUTEUILS

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A SET OF THREE LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED BEECH FAUTEUILS
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Covered in foliate trellis needlepoint, with restorations and replacements; together with a Louis XV grey-painted square stool of similar design, redecorated
The chairs: 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly supplied by John Fowler as part of an interior scheme for Joan Dennis in 1954,
from whom acquired in situ by Mr and Mrs Heinz circa 1955.
Literature
M. Wood, John Fowler: Prince of Decorators, London, 2007, pp. 154-7.
Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, ‘My favourite London house’, House & Garden, January 1956, pp. 30-36.
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