( French, Attributed to 1739 - 1814 )
A Louis XVI Carved Grey-painted Canapé
Materials:
carved grey-painted canapé, upholstered with blue velvet
Measurements:
36.61 in. (93.00 cm.) (height) by 62.99 in. (160.00 cm.) (width) by 27.56 in. (70.00 cm.) (width)
Description:
Condition:
blue velvet (wear)
Literature:
F.L. Hinckley,. A Directory of Antique Furniture , New York, 1953, p. 145, fig. 449 : "Princess Charles Murat Collection"
Provenance:
Anne Harriman Vanderbilt (1861-1940) in Paris. Thence by descent to her daughter, Margaret, princess Charles Murat (1891-1976) in Paris. Sold in New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 22 November 1946, lot 140