Lot Essay
A very similar bench is pictured in Il Gusto Dei Principi: Arte de Corte del XVII e del XVIII Secolo, by Alvar González-Palacios, Milan, 1993, fig. 476.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD BENCH
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Rectangular with ribbon-wrapped reeded armrests and a blue silk padded seat, above a serpentine seatrail with laurel leaf garlands and flowers, on paterae-headed tapering legs and turned feet
31 in. (79 cm.) high, 57¼ in. (145.5 cm.) wide, 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Rectangular with ribbon-wrapped reeded armrests and a blue silk padded seat, above a serpentine seatrail with laurel leaf garlands and flowers, on paterae-headed tapering legs and turned feet
31 in. (79 cm.) high, 57¼ in. (145.5 cm.) wide, 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep