Sold for $18,750

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Pair of Louis XVI Painted Bergères

By Jean-Baptiste Claude Sené (French, 1748-1803), Circa 1780

each stamped SENÉ to the underside of the front seat rail.
Height 37 x width 26 1/4 x depth 21 1/2 inches.

Property from a House and Garden Designed by David Hicks, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Provenance:
Jean Wanecq, Paris, 2002

Condition Report

Overall fine and stable condition. The upholstery is in good condition with few minor areas of discoloration and no tears throughout. Retaining an earlier paint treatment, although likely not original. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with use. Areas of rubbing to painted surface along carved decoration. Few age cracks throughout.

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