Lot 192
192
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIRS

VENICE, CIRCA 1730

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIRS
VENICE, CIRCA 1730
Each with an arched seatback and outsplayed seat with loose seat cushion covered in associated 18th century polychrome pastel silk and metal thread upholstery, with open out-scrolled armrests, above a shell-centered serpentine seatrail, on cabriole legs, walnut with a brown wash (2)
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*This lot may be tax exempt from sales tax, as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue

Lot Essay

The roccaille-carved elements to the arms and seatrail of this chair, with shell patterns and wave-like scrolls, illustrate the incorporation of maritime influences in their design. A similarly carved chair is illustrated in G. Morazzoni, Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Milan, 1954, fig. 7.

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