CIRCA 1900

Details

AN ITALIAN BRONZE AND WROUGHT-IRON STOOL
CIRCA 1900
With baluster finials and X-frame supports, the seat covered in crimson velvet, with French and Company stencil 14548 or 14648
30 in. (76 cm.) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

Provenance

[Probably] Luigi Orselli, New York.
With French & Company, New York (bought from L. Orselli on 15 November 1926).
Sold to A. J. Kobler in 1927.
Bequest of Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite, Great Neck, Long Island, New York and Palm Beach, Florida, 1949.

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Lot Essay

The chair almost certainly formed part of the famed collection of Italian antiques belonging to Luigi Orselli, whose auction conducted by American Art Galleries in March 1921 was a noted success. A fascinating New York Times review of the exhibition dated 10 February 1921 brilliantly captures the baronial taste of the day. Interestingly, it also highlights 'the most interesting section is the wrought iron..in high favor with American collectors.'

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