THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD CANAPES
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD CANAPES
Late 18th early 19th Century
Each with a channelled toprail with a burnished and matt foliate panel above the back-scrolling arms and seat covered in yellow cotton, the serpentine apron with rosette-patera above stop-fluted turned tapering legs, with later cross-strutts and angle brackets, restorations, now gilded over a painted surface
68 in. (173 cm.) wide (2)
Late 18th early 19th Century
Each with a channelled toprail with a burnished and matt foliate panel above the back-scrolling arms and seat covered in yellow cotton, the serpentine apron with rosette-patera above stop-fluted turned tapering legs, with later cross-strutts and angle brackets, restorations, now gilded over a painted surface
68 in. (173 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Sir Philip Shelbourne, Myles Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, Christie's house sale, 25-26 October 1993, lot 77.