Pair of small low moulded and gilded wood canopies stamped L - Lot 206

Lot 206
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Pair of small low moulded and gilded wood canopies stamped L - Lot 206
Pair of small low moulded and gilded wood canopies stamped L. C. Carpentier, Transition period. The square, flat back, the curved armrests adorned with mouldings and ribbons. Square seat, legs fluted on two sides and smooth on the other two. H. 84 W. 64 D. 52 cm Louis-Charles Carpentier received his master's degree in 1752. Provenance : sale Daguerre 4/03/2015 n°299 Renowned carpenter, he was the official supplier of Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, the Duc d'Orléans and important members of the Parisian aristocracy. By their original form, these seats can be dated to the production of the Transition period, around 1770, well represented in the Louvre, and later of eight armchairs and two sofas (Grog-Carven donation) and the cheeked sofa (former Seligman collection). See Le mobilier du musée du Louvre, Faton 1993, p. 116 ff.
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