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Armchair
Armchair
Date:
1751
Location:
Legion of Honor
Gallery 9
Century:
18th Century AD
Media:
Wood And Tapestry
Dimensions:
41 x 26 x 23 (104.1 x 66 x 58.4 cm)
Department:
European Decorative Art
Object Type:
Furniture
Country:
France
Continent:
Europe
Provenance:

Said to have belonged to the Duc de la Tremoille and the Comte de Sesmaisons
Jansen, Paris
Mrs. Charles A. Wimpfheimer, New York
American Art Assoc., Anderson Galleries, 1/11/1935
Duveen Brothers
Roscoe and Margaret Oakes

Accession Number:
53.29.3
Acquisition Date:
1953-10-30
Credit Line:

Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Collection

Carved and gilded frame signed "I AVISSE"
Tapestry back after 'Comedy" from the Arts and Sciences series by Boucher.
Tapestry seat after the Fables of L Fontaine by Oudry

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