Lot Essay
The suite after which the offered lot is designed is illustrated in A. González-Palacios, Il Tempio Del Gusto, 1986, p. 49, pl. 73 (chair and armchair) and p. 205, pl. 384 (canapé).
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A LARGE SUITE OF ITALIAN NEO-CLASSIC STYLE GILTWOOD SEAT FURNITURE
ROME
Comprising two cream-painted canapés, four fauteuils, a pair of chaises and a tabouret, each with arched rectangular inset padded backs, the crests carved with a spread-winged eagle in a laurel wreath, padded arms with griffin supports and padded seats, on monopedia legs with paw feet, variously upholstered in pink and white cream damask and velvet; the tabouret unupholstered--the canapés 75½in. (191.7cm.) wide (9)
ROME
Comprising two cream-painted canapés, four fauteuils, a pair of chaises and a tabouret, each with arched rectangular inset padded backs, the crests carved with a spread-winged eagle in a laurel wreath, padded arms with griffin supports and padded seats, on monopedia legs with paw feet, variously upholstered in pink and white cream damask and velvet; the tabouret unupholstered--the canapés 75½in. (191.7cm.) wide (9)