8 Antique Swedish 18th Century Baroque French Louis XV Rococo Gilt Dining Chairs

Description

Suite of 8 Swedish gilt and gesso Louis XV/Rococo side chairs. Circa mid 18th century. Features an ornately scalloped frame with shell carvings on the apron and crest. Upholstered in a neutral silk fabric with horsehair fill. Supported by cabriole legs leading to scrolled feet.

Purchased at Sothebys in New York City in the late 1960s for $60,000.

Provenance: Estate of Carol Levitan and Jesse Philips
Mr. Philips was both a retailer, as an owner of a Dayton department store, and a manufacturer who transformed a tiny window company into Philips Industries, an enterprise that was sold in 1990 for about $550 million to a British company.

Condition

Very good antique condition, light wear and distressing commensurate with age and use, some finish / paint loss, blemishing to fabric, see pictures.

Dimensions

23.5" x 20"w x 31.25", seat 19"