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Louis XV Sofa
After:
After:
Date:
1751
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Wood Gesso And Tapestry
Dimensions:
45 x 84 x 29 1/2 (114.3 x 213.4 x 74.9 cm)
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
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 Gallerie, 11/1/1935
Duveen Bros.
Roscoe and Margaret Oakes
Accession Number:
53.29.2
Acquisition Date:
1953-10-30
Credit Line:
Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Collection
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