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Lot 111: A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CANAPES EN CORBEILLE

Est: $100,000 USD - $150,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJune 11, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILTWOOD CANAPES EN CORBEILLE
BY SYLVAIN NICOLAS BLANCHARD, CIRCA 1760
Each molded curved frame with cabochon and floral spray cresting and punctuated by floral sprays and with a paneled back and bowed loose cushion seat covered in blue striped silk enclosed by foliate and incurved arms, the shaped apron with floral spray cabochons on cabriole legs with leaf sprays, the reverse of the frame incised with floral sprays, with blue printed paper inventory label with ink inscription 3034 CANAPE to the frames, one stamped S. BLANCHARD twice to back seatrail
56 in. (142 cm.) wide (2)

Artist or Maker

Literature

B.G.B. Pallot, L'Art du Siège au XVIIIme Siècle en France, Paris, 1987, p. 286.

Provenance

Karl Lagerfeld; Christie's, Monaco, 28-29 April 2000, lot 325.
Acquired from Didier Aaron, Paris.

Notes

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR (LOT 111)

Sylvain Nicolas Blanchard, maître in 1743.

These superb canapés, with their sinuous, beautifully sculpted frames, embody the last flowering of rococo seat furniture in France in the 1750s and 1760s, the so-called 'rocaille symetrisé' as defined by Bill Pallot in his seminal work on 18th century seat furniture L'Art du Siège au XVIIIe Siècle en France, where the canapés are illustrated.

These canapés formed part of the collection of Karl Lagerfeld, the legendary couturier and style icon, the sale of whose collection in 1999 was a landmark event. His collection was particular rich in seat furniture, with all the great menuisiers represented, including iconic examples in the Louis XV, Transitional and Louis XVI styles by celebrated makers such as Louis Delanois, Jean Avisse, Jean-Baptiste Tilliard and Pierre Bara.

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