PAIR OF LOUIS XV PERIOD "À LA REINE" ARMCHAIRS Stamped by Jean-Baptiste Lebas In molded and carved walnut, the backrest and waistband decorated in relief with floral bouquets, the shoulders with floral falls, the armrests with whiplash motifs, the legs arched, upholstered in fabric with polychrome floral decoration on a cream background, stamped LEBAS under the rear crosspiece, several engraved crescent moons under the crosspieces of the two armchairs; restorations, traces of worms. H.: 97 cm (38 ¼ in.) W.: 66 cm (26 in.) Jean-Baptiste Lebas, master in 1756 A pair of Louis XV carved walnut fauteuils a la reine, stamped by Jean-Baptiste Lebas

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