Description
"PLACET" STOOL LARGE SQUARE SHAPED STOOL Louis XIV period, around 1700-1710. Richly carved and gilded wood. Cushion : L. 67 x 67 cm Stool : 60 x 63 cm Many chips in the gilding. Upholstery matching the armchair the queen (Lot n° 51) and the sofa (Lot n° 38). Modifications in the dimensions of the spacer on the four branches. This model with belt hidden by the cover in studded fabric with bangs is rare because the base is very low. It rests on four baluster feet with small capitals joined by an important "x" shaped strut of four flat balusters. The sculpture, of foliage motifs, foliage border and rosette, is of good quality. The placet at the court of Versailles was essential to "etiquette". This seat, of a lower rank than the chair or the armchair, was the object of many covetousness. Superbly covered with a brocade "à la dentelle", in the Regency style Regency style, copper satin background, gold decoration of a flower blooming in lace ribbons (wear to the cushion). We thank M. de Villelume, fabric expert, for his opinion.
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"PLACET" STOOL LARGE SQUARE SHAPED STOOL Louis XIV period, around 1700-1710. Richly carved and gilded wood. Cushion : L. 67 x 67 cm Stool : 60 x 63 cm Many chips in the gilding. Upholstery matching the armchair the queen (Lot n° 51) and the sofa (Lot n° 38). Modifications in the dimensions of the spacer on the four branches. This model with belt hidden by the cover in studded fabric with bangs is rare because the base is very low. It rests on four baluster feet with small capitals joined by an important "x" shaped strut of four flat balusters. The sculpture, of foliage motifs, foliage border and rosette, is of good quality. The placet at the court of Versailles was essential to "etiquette". This seat, of a lower rank than the chair or the armchair, was the object of many covetousness. Superbly covered with a brocade "à la dentelle", in the Regency style Regency style, copper satin background, gold decoration of a flower blooming in lace ribbons (wear to the cushion). We thank M. de Villelume, fabric expert, for his opinion.
