Lot 321
321
A giltwood sultane of Transitional style, upholstered in a blue damask, the shaped toprail carved with acanthus and centred by a pierced panel carved with flowerheads, the fluted armrests carved with ribbon-ties, the serpentine sides carved with acanthus, on short cabriole supports and scrolled toes headed by carved flowerheads, the seat rail carved with laurel leaves, 73½ins (186.5cm) wide

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A giltwood sultane of Transitional style, upholstered in a blue damask, the shaped toprail carved with acanthus and centred by a pierced panel carved with flowerheads, the fluted armrests carved with ribbon-ties, the serpentine sides carved with acanthus, on short cabriole supports and scrolled toes headed by carved flowerheads, the seat rail carved with laurel leaves, 73½ins (186.5cm) wide

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The sultane was popularised by Madame de Pompadour in the mid-eighteenth century, the original intention was that it should stand against a wall and not be moved. (See: Christopher Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, The Antique Collectors Club, 1985, Suffolk, p.207

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