A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION SIDE CHAIRS
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION SIDE CHAIRS

CIRCA 1805

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1805
The scrolling crest above laurel leaves, punctuated throughout by stylized flower heads, the backs and slip seats upholstered in red velvet, each with a black-painted number to the reverse, 3873 or 3874
Exhibited
California Midwinter International Exposition, 1894.
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