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Jean-Baptiste Lebas, maître in 1756.
The comtesse du Barry and the comte d'Artois ranked amongst Lebas' most important patrons. He produced chairs in both the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. His sons Barthélemy and Jean-Jacques both became maîtres-ébénistes and worked with their father in the rue de Cléry.
An important set of eight fauteuils by Lebas was sold Christies, London, 19 May 1983, lot 76. A set of six Louis XV fauteuils also by Lebas, with similarly carved serpentined seatrails, was sold Christies, London, 31 March 1977, lot 26.
The comtesse du Barry and the comte d'Artois ranked amongst Lebas' most important patrons. He produced chairs in both the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. His sons Barthélemy and Jean-Jacques both became maîtres-ébénistes and worked with their father in the rue de Cléry.
An important set of eight fauteuils by Lebas was sold Christies, London, 19 May 1983, lot 76. A set of six Louis XV fauteuils also by Lebas, with similarly carved serpentined seatrails, was sold Christies, London, 31 March 1977, lot 26.
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Lot 345
Sale 23865
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BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LEBAS, MID-18TH CENTURY
A SUITE OF LOUIS XV PALE-BLUE AND GREY-PAINTED SEAT FURNITURE
Estimate: GBP 6,000 - 10,000
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Lot 345
Sale 23865
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LEBAS, MID-18TH CENTURY
A SUITE OF LOUIS XV PALE-BLUE AND GREY-PAINTED SEAT FURNITURE
Estimate: GBP 6,000 - 10,000
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