Lot Essay
A closely related daybed in the Catherine Wing of Monplaisir Palace, Petrodvoretsk, dated circa 1805, is illustrated in A. Chenevire, Russian Furniture, London, 1988, p. 191, fig. 198.
CIRCA 1810
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A RUSSIAN NEOCLASSIC BIRCH, EBONIZED AND PARCEL-GILT DAY-BED
Circa 1810
Each outscrolled end carved with griffin heads, on splayed stylized paw feet, with a green striped silk cushion and bolsters
87in.(222cm.) long
Circa 1810
Each outscrolled end carved with griffin heads, on splayed stylized paw feet, with a green striped silk cushion and bolsters
87in.(222cm.) long