GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with an arch-shaped padded back and seat covered à châssis with blue silk cotton, the cresting centred by an asymetric cartouche, and shaped seat conformingly-carved, on foliate-headed cabriole legs with scrolled feet, some restorations
44½ in. (113 cm.) high x 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide x 22 in. (56 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

The distinctive proportions and floral carving of these armchairs are typical of the work of Genoese chair-makers. Closely related chairs with cushion-molded frames punctuated by floral cresting and foliate-carved knees are illustrated in L. Canonero, Il Barocchetto Genovese, Milan, 1962, plates CIV, CV, CXII.

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