Lot 75

GEORGE III PAINTED CANAPÉ, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS HERVÉ
CIRCA 1790

Auction: Day One: 17 November 2021 | From 10:00
£7,500
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.
