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A similar chair is illustrated in W. Odom, A History of Italian Furniture, vol. II, 1967, p. 187, fig. 224
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY, VENETIAN
Each with cartouche-shaped padded back and serpentine seat, with bold foliate-carved scroll arms, the frame carved with scrolls and entwined garlands, on cabriole legs ending in scroll toes, upholstered in floral embroidered ivory silk (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY, VENETIAN
Each with cartouche-shaped padded back and serpentine seat, with bold foliate-carved scroll arms, the frame carved with scrolls and entwined garlands, on cabriole legs ending in scroll toes, upholstered in floral embroidered ivory silk (2)