A Louis XVI Style Walnut Seating Suite

19th Century

comprising a pair of fauteuils and a settee.
Settee: height 41 x width 57 1/2 x depth 24 inches; seat height 17 inches.

Property of an Estate, Pasadena, California

Fauteuils: height 41 1/2 x width 26 1/4 x depth 23 1/2 inches; seat height 18 1/2 inches.
Each in sturdy condition and can be sat upon. Later seat blocks and rails added to the undersides. One chair had two of its legs broken off during shipping and they have recently been professionally repaired. The settee has an old repair to one of its arms where the arm meets the back; slightly more looseness in the joinery on the settee, but still sturdy. The upholstery is clean and intact throughout; slightly dusty. The varnish is even and polished; there are a few scuffs at edges as is normal.

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

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A Louis XVI Style Walnut Seating Suite

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