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A closely related Portuguese stool ending in trifid feet is illustrated in M. A. Bibeiro de Oliveira, Les Portugais au Bresil
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A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE SOLID ROSEWOOD STOOLS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each of slight serpentine form, the drop-in seat upholstered in green silk damask above a frieze centering a foliate cartouche to each side, on cabriole legs headed by similar foliate cartouches joined by shaped X-form stretchers on claw and ball feet
19in. (48cm.) high, 19½in. (49cm.) square (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each of slight serpentine form, the drop-in seat upholstered in green silk damask above a frieze centering a foliate cartouche to each side, on cabriole legs headed by similar foliate cartouches joined by shaped X-form stretchers on claw and ball feet
19in. (48cm.) high, 19½in. (49cm.) square (2)