PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1780

Details

A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS
PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1780
Each with a rectangular back and shaped seat covered in striped silk, above a husk-carved apron on fluted tapering legs

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1999, lot 359.

Literature

Michael S. Smith with Diane Dorrans Saeks, Elements of Style, New York, 2004, pp. 133-134.

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

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