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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIRS

VENICE, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIRS
VENICE, MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with cartouche-shaped back and serpentine-fronted seat covered à châssis in crimson foliate damask, the rockwork and scroll-carved frame and out-scrolled arms above chanelled cabriole legs, one arm with restored break, regilt (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

The carving of these armchairs is characteristic of the Venetian rococo and closely related models are illustrated in S. Levy, Il Mobile Veneziano del Settecento, Milan. 1964, vol.I, pl. 12 and 15, and E. Baccheschi, S. Levy, Il Mobile Veneziano del Settecento, Milan, 1962, p. 19.

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