Lot Essay
Similar grotto furniture was made in the 1890s by the firm Paulyet Cie is illustrated in B.M.Newman and A.Duncan, Fantasy Furniture, New York, 1989, p.62
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A PAIR OF VENETIAN DECORATED GROTTO SIDE CHAIRS, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With complementary inclined muscle shaped shell backs with dolphins and scalloped shaped solid seats on splayed coral and shell legs (2)
With complementary inclined muscle shaped shell backs with dolphins and scalloped shaped solid seats on splayed coral and shell legs (2)
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