Lot Essay
For chairs of similar outline and decoration see E. Colle, Il mobile neoclassico in Italia, Milaan 2005, pp. 152-154.
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ROMAN, CIRCA 1780
Details
AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR
ROMAN, CIRCA 1780
The oval back carved with a central cartouche carved with an Apollo mask above a seatrail centred by a floral roundel, the a chassis padded back and seat upholstered in blue material, old inventory label to the reverse
ROMAN, CIRCA 1780
The oval back carved with a central cartouche carved with an Apollo mask above a seatrail centred by a floral roundel, the a chassis padded back and seat upholstered in blue material, old inventory label to the reverse
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