A WALNUT SOFA

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, OF GEORGE II STYLE

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A WALNUT SOFA
Early 20th Century, of George II style
The serpentine-crested rectangular padded back, sides and seat covered in green velvet, the arms with lion-mask terminals on scroll supports, on cabriole legs headed by a mask of Apollo flanked by acanthus- scrolled ears, on paw feet, with conforming back legs

拍品专文

This sofa incorporates elements from celebrated chair patterns, including a mahogany armchair, circa 1730, in the collection of The Duke of Buccleuch (illustrated in R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 138, fig. 85).