Lot Essay
A nearly identical settee is illustrated in R. Edwards and P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. ed., 1954, vol. III, p.83, fig.28.
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POSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1745
Details
A GEORGE II WALNUT DOUBLE-CHAIRBACK SETTEE
POSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1745
With molded cresting above each vasiform splat centered by a shell, the scrolled arms terminating in lion's heads on curved supports, with drop-in bow-fronted seat raised on acanthus-carved cabriole legs, restorations to frame
60 ½ in. (153.5 cm.) wide
POSSIBLY IRISH, CIRCA 1745
With molded cresting above each vasiform splat centered by a shell, the scrolled arms terminating in lion's heads on curved supports, with drop-in bow-fronted seat raised on acanthus-carved cabriole legs, restorations to frame
60 ½ in. (153.5 cm.) wide
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