Living room furniture including a suite of four armchairs, four chairs and a sofa, in gilded wood, with flat back with detached columns, resting on tapered legs with curved flutes; covered with tapestry decorated with bouquets of flowers; (accidents and restorations; belts strapped and not examined). Napoleon III period. Armchairs, H : 97 cm, W : 52 cm, D : 65 cm Chairs, H : 94 cm, W : 50 cm, D : 48 cm Sofa, H : 104 cm, W : 171 cm, D : 60 cm Provenance : Former collection of Senator Paulin Daudé (1862-1928). Sale Paris, Millon study, April 23, 2021, lot 20.

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