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A pair of grey-painted and upholstered bergeres, late 19th century
in the Directoire style, each with scrolled back, padded sides with ball terminals on baluster supports, and a bowed seat with an anthemion-carved front-rail, on turned tapering legs; and a canape decorated and upholstered to match with an anthemion and wheat-ear carved top-rail, flanked by turned finials and panelled out-turned and scrolled arms above a bowed seat, on turned tapering legs, the sofa -- 74in. (188cm.) wide
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in the Directoire style, each with scrolled back, padded sides with ball terminals on baluster supports, and a bowed seat with an anthemion-carved front-rail, on turned tapering legs; and a canape decorated and upholstered to match with an anthemion and wheat-ear carved top-rail, flanked by turned finials and panelled out-turned and scrolled arms above a bowed seat, on turned tapering legs, the sofa -- 74in. (188cm.) wide
See Colour Illustration Plate (3)