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NEW YORK CITY, 1860-1880
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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD SUITE OF SEATING FURNITURE
New York City, 1860-1880
Comprising a sofa, armchair and two side chairs: the armchair with carved and gilded crest above an upholstered seat with incised gilt columns headed by turned finials over upholstered arms fronted by applied ormolu putti and acanthus leaves above an over-upholstered seat, on turned tapering legs fitted with castors; the side chairs of similar form; the sofa with partitioned and pierced back with applied ormolu female busts
35in. high, 72in. wide, 27in. deep, the sofa (4)
New York City, 1860-1880
Comprising a sofa, armchair and two side chairs: the armchair with carved and gilded crest above an upholstered seat with incised gilt columns headed by turned finials over upholstered arms fronted by applied ormolu putti and acanthus leaves above an over-upholstered seat, on turned tapering legs fitted with castors; the side chairs of similar form; the sofa with partitioned and pierced back with applied ormolu female busts
35in. high, 72in. wide, 27in. deep, the sofa (4)
Provenance
Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend (1828-1912)
Harriet Bayard Townsend Barber (1864-1942), daughter
Thomas Hunt Barber (b.1889), son
Thence by descent to John F. Barber
Harriet Bayard Townsend Barber (1864-1942), daughter
Thomas Hunt Barber (b.1889), son
Thence by descent to John F. Barber