(6) Rococo Style Hermes Leather-Upholstered Dining Chairs, Dallas Provenance

Lot description

(lot of 6) Rococo style black-painted dining chairs, late 19th c., each in a later worn white leather upholstery, attributed by consignor to Hermes, Paris, with silver-tone embossing and nailhead trim, shaped apron with central shell motif, rising on cabriole legs, ending on silver-gilt hoof feet, small losses to leather, approx 44 7/8"h, 21.25"w, 21"d, seat height: approx 19.5"h Note: additional set of six matching chairs sold in this auction Provenance: From the penthouse of Dallas art patrons Henry S. Miller Jr. (Texas, 1914-2009) and his wife, Helen Juanita Miller (Texas, 1912-2005), designed by Loyd-Paxton. Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship