GEORGE III PAINTED CANAPÉ, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS HERVÉ
CIRCA 1790
£7,500
Auction: Day One: 17 November 2021 | From 10:00
Description
the grey painted frame carved with flowerheads, leaf tips, and outlined with beading, covered in blue floral silk brocade
Dimensions
167cm wide, 92cm high, seat 61cm deep
Footnote
Note: The French émigré chair maker François Hervé worked as a cabinet-maker and chairmaker between 1781-96 and is recorded as working for the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Devonshire and Earl Spencer. His premises were recorded at 32 John Street, close to Tottenham Court Road.