A French 6-piece Aubusson tapestry upholstered... Lot n° 695

A French 6-piece Aubusson tapestry upholstered gilt wooden Napoleon III salon suite comprising a canape, three armchairs and two chairs, 19th C. H 103 - L 139 - D 78 cm (the sofa) H 100 - L 71 - D 73 cm (the armchairs) H 98 - L 54,5 - D 67 cm (the chairs) Upholstered in Aubusson tapestry panels to the backs and seats showing 18th-C. pastoral scenes of figures and animals, the canape with an arched panelled back with a moulded chanelled frame carved with foliate scrolls and centred with a cartouche, with padded armrests, on scrolled legs. Provenance: - Christie's, London, The Nineteenth Century, 25 February1998, lot 153 (the property of a lady).