Lot Essay
These walnut chairs with their elegant proportion and fine carving are an example of the highest quality Lombardy cabinet-makers' output working in the French taste during the mid-settecento.
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LOMBARDY, MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A SET OF SIX NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT DINING CHAIRS
LOMBARDY, MID-18TH CENTURY
Comprising two arm and four side chairs, each with cartouche-shaped padded back and seat, on cabriole legs, covered in close-nailed brown leather, three with label 'COMUNE DI MILANO IMPOSTE DI CONSUMO N. 316610', restorations
The armchairs: 38½ in. (98 cm.) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep; the side chairs: 39 in. (99 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep
LOMBARDY, MID-18TH CENTURY
Comprising two arm and four side chairs, each with cartouche-shaped padded back and seat, on cabriole legs, covered in close-nailed brown leather, three with label 'COMUNE DI MILANO IMPOSTE DI CONSUMO N. 316610', restorations
The armchairs: 38½ in. (98 cm.) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep; the side chairs: 39 in. (99 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep
Literature
C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p. 129.
Exhibited
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Mostra Nazionale dell'Antiquariato, 19 November - 11 December 1960.
Special notice
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage