AN INDONESIAN EBONISED V.O.C. CARVED SETTEE, the crested toprail with a central cartouche with the monogram V.O.C. reserved on a ground of scrolling artemesia-sprays, the back with twist-turned balusters, the scrolling armrest and the seatrails with trefoil-shaped floral banding, rectangular caned seat, on four spiral moulded legs joined by similar stretchers (seat recaned)

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AN INDONESIAN EBONISED V.O.C. CARVED SETTEE, the crested toprail with a central cartouche with the monogram V.O.C. reserved on a ground of scrolling artemesia-sprays, the back with twist-turned balusters, the scrolling armrest and the seatrails with trefoil-shaped floral banding, rectangular caned seat, on four spiral moulded legs joined by similar stretchers (seat recaned)
89cm. high x 106cm. long x 50.5cm. deep

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Similar types of two-part settees are illustrated by Jan Veenendaal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period p.91-93, pl.89-92

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