拍品专文
An almost identical chair is illustrated in C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, 1981, p. 414, fig. 1215.
细节
AN ITALIAN WALNUT ARMCHAIR
In the form of a swan with spread wings, the outcurved back carved with acanthus, with loose cushion covered in cut velvet, on a rockwork base with rocaille-carved feet, restoration to wings and beak, with a leather label inscribed FABRIQUE DE MEUBLES/PAULY & Cie/VENISE
In the form of a swan with spread wings, the outcurved back carved with acanthus, with loose cushion covered in cut velvet, on a rockwork base with rocaille-carved feet, restoration to wings and beak, with a leather label inscribed FABRIQUE DE MEUBLES/PAULY & Cie/VENISE