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NEW YORK, 1860-1880
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A GREEK REVIVAL CARVED, GILT, AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD SOFA
New York, 1860-1880
The carved, incised, and gilt pediment crest centered with a carved stylized palmette cartouche over a swag with central applied ormolu rosette above an incised and gilt Greek key motif, all flanked with acanthus leaf carving over a partitioned canted back with ormolu rosettes heading further Greek key motif centering and flanked by the upholstered back and arms with ormolu cherub-head hand rests and carved and gilt-incised arm supports surrounding a trapezoidal partially over-upholstered seat with gilt and molded front rail centered with gilt-incised scroll-decorated pendant on Ionic gilt-incised tapering colonettes, the center ones headed with ormolu rosettes, the side ones with gilt triglyphs, decorated with ormolu cuffs and fitted with castors
42in. high, 74in. wide, 26in. deep
New York, 1860-1880
The carved, incised, and gilt pediment crest centered with a carved stylized palmette cartouche over a swag with central applied ormolu rosette above an incised and gilt Greek key motif, all flanked with acanthus leaf carving over a partitioned canted back with ormolu rosettes heading further Greek key motif centering and flanked by the upholstered back and arms with ormolu cherub-head hand rests and carved and gilt-incised arm supports surrounding a trapezoidal partially over-upholstered seat with gilt and molded front rail centered with gilt-incised scroll-decorated pendant on Ionic gilt-incised tapering colonettes, the center ones headed with ormolu rosettes, the side ones with gilt triglyphs, decorated with ormolu cuffs and fitted with castors
42in. high, 74in. wide, 26in. deep