A SET OF FOUR NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT ARMCHAIRS

GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
GENOA, MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with a cartouche back centered with a floral spray and foliate scrolls above a serpentine slip seat both upholstered à chassis in pale tan suede and flanked by out-scrolled arms carved with leaf sprays, the apron carved with floral and leaf sprays, on cabriole legs, one with possibly 18th century inscription to the seatrail '16', another '11'

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 22 April 2008, lot 206.

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Lot Essay

The distinctive proportions and rich floral carving of these impressive chairs 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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