PAIRE DE FAUTEUILS À LA REINE D'ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV Estampille de Jean-Baptiste Meunier En bois sculpté, relaqué crème et rechampi vert, le dossier et la ceinture ornés au centre d'une grenade éclatée, les pieds cambrés terminés en enroulement, garniture de tapisserie au gros point à décor floral, estampillés I.B.MEUNIER sur la traverse arrière ; restaurations H. : 94 cm (37 in.) l. : 68 cm (26 ¾ in.) Jean-Baptiste Meunier, reçu maître en 1739 Provenance : Ancienne collection de l'ambassadeur Pamela Harriman (1920-1997). Sa vente, Sotheby's New York, le 19 mai 1997, lot 40 (six fauteuils et un canapé). Vente Christie's Paris, le 29 septembre 2010, lot 506 (deux fauteuils et un canapé relaqués). A pair of Louis XV cream and green lacquered fauteuils a la reine, stamped by Jean-Baptiste Meunier

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