Vincent EPEAUX (19th - 20th).molded and carved mahogany dini - Lot 201

Vincent EPEAUX (19th - 20th).molded and carved mahogany dining chair with a small, straight, rounded backrest at the top and openwork decoration of scrolls and flowers at the bottom. Corner legs with straight ribbed front legs and small curved feet and saber-shaped back legs. Back and seat entirely upholstered in brown and beige velvet, decorated with Japanese apple blossoms. Height: 94 cm History: dining room chair from the set presented at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, for which Vincent Epeaux received a silver medal. Bibliography: Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume III: Furniture, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1996, page 15 for a piece of furniture by Vincent Epeaux with apple blossom decoration also exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Expert: Madame Amélie Marcilhac