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Armchair, Michel Gourdin, ca. 1760, Carved and painted beechwood; cut and voided velvet upholstery

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Chair

Armchair

Michel Gourdin · ca. 1760

Medium: Carved and painted beechwood; cut and voided velvet upholstery
Dimensions: Overall: 37 3/4 × 28 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (95.9 × 72.4 × 60.3 cm)
Accession: 26.225
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Culture: French, Paris

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