AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GOBELINS TAPESTRY COVERED GILTWOOD CANAPES, STAMPED TILLIARD, THE TAPESTRY AFTER DESIGNS BY MAURICE JACQUES OR LOUIS TESSIER LOUIS XVI CIRCA 1769 each canap‚ 132cm. wide; 4ft. 4in. en suite with the preceding lots; each with a

AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF GOBELINS TAPESTRY COVERED GILTWOOD CANAPES, STAMPED TILLIARD, THE TAPESTRY AFTER DESIGNS BY MAURICE JACQUES OR LOUIS TESSIER LOUIS XVI CIRCA 1769 each canap‚ 132cm. wide; 4ft. 4in. en suite with the preceding lots; each with a rectangular backrest with arched top rail carved with twisted ribbon and laurel husks, the padded armrests raised on downswept leaf-carved supports, the bow- fronted seat carved wth leaf tips and fluting, raised on circular tapered stop-fluted legs carved with chandelles; upholstered with contemporary Gobelins tapestry covers woven with ribbon-tied bouquets of flowers Provenance: Comte Charles-Francois-Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg, prince de Tingry, duc de Beaumont, for his Paris townhouse (Hotel du Prƒt) purchased in 1769 By descent to his only son, Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg, duc de Beaumont, in 1787 By descent to his son, Anne-Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg, duc de Beaumont in 1817 By descent to his wife, Armande-Louise-Marie de Becdelievre de Camy in 1821 By descent to her daughter, Anne-Elie de Montmorency-Luxembourg in 1832 Purchased by her nephew, Charles- Louis-Marie-Fran‡ois, Comte de B‚thune-Sully in 1857 By descent to his daughter, Marquise de Goulaine By descent within family Private collection, Paris Note: The en suite fauteuils were sold on these premises, 9th June 2004, lots 73 & 74.