Pair of Louis XVI Style Antique Side Chairs

circa 1900, carved and painted wood and gesso, floral and beaded adorned framework with brown plush upholstery and brass nail head trim, front bound and reeded tapered legs.
37.5 x 19 x 17 in.
From the Collection of the late Sterling Boyd, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sterling Boyd was a consummate collector and Southern gentleman. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, he studied art history at Sewanee: The University of the South, Oberlin College, and received his doctorate from Princeton University. He shared his enthusiasm for the fine arts through positions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Boyd also taught and mentored future art historians at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and later headed the art department at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Following his academic and museum careers, Sterling Boyd channeled his talents for interior design and decoration. His Raleigh apartment was a cabinet of curiosities, each item carefully collected from his world travels and perfectly placed in his jewel box of a home.
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Some small gesso chips; paint loss; each chair with a broken and repaired front leg; chips to feet; insect damage and wear to upholstery.