Lot Essay
A nearly identical Venetian rocking chair made in the 1890s by the firm Pauly et Cie is illustrated in B.M.Newman and A.Duncan, Fantasy Furniture, New York, 1989, p.62.
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ATTRIBUTED TO PAULY ET CIE, VENICE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A Venetian silvered and giltwood grotto rocking chair
Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice, late 19th Century
The shell seat supported by hippocampi
40in. (101.6cm.) long
Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice, late 19th Century
The shell seat supported by hippocampi
40in. (101.6cm.) long
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