TURIN, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD STOOLS
TURIN, MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with a rectangular padded seat upholstered in blue and beige fabric with foliate and geometrical pattern, on double C-scrolls legs carved with acanthus and cabochons on a hatched ground, each with a grey painted inventory inscription 'R', each with a grey and red metal inventory label, one with a blue-bordered paper label numbered '35'
18 in. (46 cm.) high; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

A closely related pair of stools was exhibited in the Mostra del Barocco Piemontese, Turin, 1963, illustrated in the catalogue, plate 193, fig. a, while a pair of related parcel-gilt and painted stools was sold at Sotheby's, Milan, 21 October 2003, lot 390.

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