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

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.