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Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four), Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard, ca. 1745–1750, Beechwood unusually richly carved…
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Chair

Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four)

Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard · ca. 1745–1750

Medium
Beechwood unusually richly carved and gilded; previously upholstered with coral colored velvet attached with brass-headed nails, now upholstered in yellow petit point
Dimensions
confirmed: 38 × 23 3/4 × 24 1/4 in. (96.5 × 60.3 × 61.6 cm) Height of upholstered seat: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
Accession
2019.283.18
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Culture
French, Paris
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