A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FIRESCREEN INSET WITH A SAVONNERIE PANEL

BY LOUIS CRESSON, CIRCA 1750

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A LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FIRESCREEN INSET WITH A SAVONNERIE PANEL
BY LOUIS CRESSON, CIRCA 1750
The shaped rectangular rising panel with a central cartouche of a flower-filled urn, within a foliate and scroll-carved frame, on splayed legs and scroll feet, the frame stamped twice ‘L. CRESSON’, the reverse of the stretcher inscribed 'toile grise'
42 ½ in. (108 cm.) high; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) wide; 16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman); sold Christie's, London, 2 December 1971, lot 101.
The Alexander Collection; Christie's, New York, 30 April 1999, lot 63.

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Lot Essay

Louis Cresson, maître in 1738.

Designed in the Louis XV 'pittoresque' style, this beautifully-carved screen is consistent with the oeuvre of Louis Cresson, the most talented of the Cresson dynasty of menuisiers. Founded by Charles and Jean Cresson during the Régence and continued by Louis, Michel and René during the first half of the 18th Century, this family of chair-makers was based in the rue de Cléry. Louis, whose work stands out for its refined carving and bold proportions, was patronised by the duc d'Orléans and the prince de Condé.

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