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Property Sold for the Benefit of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (lots 1 & 2)
A PAIR OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, VARIATIONS IN CARVING
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
Late 16th/early 17th Century, variations in carving
Each with reeded finials above a rectangular back covered in gold thread depicting stylized dragon's heads, cornucopia and a crown on a blue velvet ground and flanked by down-scrolled arms above a rectangular blue velvet close-nailed seat on square legs united by a foliate-carved front stretcher and raised on trestles , one with associated arms
Late 16th/early 17th Century, variations in carving
Each with reeded finials above a rectangular back covered in gold thread depicting stylized dragon's heads, cornucopia and a crown on a blue velvet ground and flanked by down-scrolled arms above a rectangular blue velvet close-nailed seat on square legs united by a foliate-carved front stretcher and raised on trestles , one with associated arms