Lot Essay
A settee of similar proportion and outline but lacking the bold griffin-form uprights of this lot is illustrated in G. Wannenes, Mobili D'Italia, 1987, p.73, no. 81
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT SETTEE
The incurved back with berried laurel leaf-carved cresting above a padded back and sides upholstered in painted cotton upholstery with griffin-carved arm uprights ending in animal-claw feet--73in. (185.5cm.) long
The incurved back with berried laurel leaf-carved cresting above a padded back and sides upholstered in painted cotton upholstery with griffin-carved arm uprights ending in animal-claw feet--73in. (185.5cm.) long