A suite of Empire or French early 19th century painted beech seat furniture retaining original Aubusson tapestry upholstery Comprising four fauteuils and a sofa, each with a scrolled dished back above scallop shell headed arms and ring turned baluster terminals capped by roundels, over mille raie blocks and a bowed seat frame, flanked by lozenge tablet angles each inset with a stylised flowerhead, on ring turned baluster tapering front legs terminating in bun feet, with square splayed rear legs, the backs upholstered with a series of tapestries depicting boys and girls from different socio-economic backgrounds and dressed in corresponding attire, including one boy dressed as a huntsman holding a gun and with a dog, within rural and bucolic landscapes, the seats variously depicting rams, sheep, a goose, an egret and a wolf, the sofa back depicting children playing on a 'tree-saw', a kneeling girl arranging flowers, sheep and a barking dog within a rural or bucolic landscape, above a seat depicting a pack of hounds hunting down a wild boar, slight variations in the proportions, some re-painting and refreshment to the decoration, some remnants of old paper labels are printed: 'Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest, Destination, Le Mans', the sofa: 173cm wide x 73cm x 94cm high, each fauteuil approximately: 57.5cm wide x 63cm deep x 89.5cm high, (22 1/2in wide x 24 1/2in deep x 35in high) (5) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing