AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND GILTWOOD SEDAN CHAIR
AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND GILTWOOD SEDAN CHAIR

POSSIBLY ROMAN, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE PAINTED PANELS REFRESHED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED AND GILTWOOD SEDAN CHAIR
POSSIBLY ROMAN, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, THE PAINTED PANELS REFRESHED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
With scrolling floral, acanthus and mask-carved decoration framing the floral-painted panels, with iron fittings and the interior lined with crimson damask
67 in. (170 cm.) high, 38 in. (97 cm.) wide, 31½ in. (80 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This sedan chair is related to one in the collection of the Princess Elvina Pallavicini (G. Lizzani, Il mobile Romano, Milan, 1970, p. 167, no. 284. While the design and execution of the carving in the present example is far more complex and sophisticated than the Pallavicini chair, there are many similarities and, interestingly, the floral painted panels on a dark ground are also close in design.

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