■ LIVING ROOM FURNITURE WITH THE EARLY QUEEN TRANSITION PHILIPPE... Lot 1020

■ LIVING ROOM FURNITURE WITH THE EARLY QUEEN TRANSITION PHILIPPE POIRIE ESTAMPILLE, VERS 1765 - 1770 In moulded, carved and cream lacquered beech wood, comprising a pair of shepherdesses, four armchairs, six chairs, a pair of peepers and a pair of basket sofas, stamped PH POIRIE and JME, the violated backrests decorated with two rows of pearls, the whip-style armrest supports applied with an acanthus leaf, the slightly curved belt sculpted with two rows of pearls framing a frieze of posts, the curved connecting dice decorated with a pastille, the feet topped with a ring decorated with tapered, fluted and roughened lanceolate leaves, a sky blue silk cover brocaded with cream flowers and cherubs Shepherdess: H.: 94,5 cm. (37 ¼ in.) ; L.: 70 cm. (27 ½ in.) Armchair: H.: 89 cm. (35 in.) ; L.: 67 cm. (26 ½ in.) Chair: 88 cm. (34 ¾ in.) ; L.: 52 cm. (20 ½ in.) Voyeuse: 87,5 cm. (34 in.) ; L.: 39 cm. (15 ¼ in.) Sofa: 88,5 cm. (34 ¾ in.) : L.: 146 cm. (57 ½ in.) Philippe Poirié, received master in 1765 Provenance Delivered for Marie-Catherine Colombe for the Pavillon Colombe, France; M. Revenaz, who bought the castle in 1805; M. Guy, mayor of Saint Brice; Then by descent to Colonel de Mondonville, son-in-law of M. Guy; Then by descent to Mrs. de Mondonville; Acquired by Nathan Wildenstein, then by descent; Wildenstein Collection, Christie's sale, London, 13-14 October 2016, lot 250. Estimate (USD 238,121 - USD 357,182) To bid, please see the "Sale Information" section.