Sale 9386
New York
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31 March 2000
Price realised
USD 8,225
Estimate
A VENETIAN ROCOCO CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SETTEE Mid-18th Century The arched and serpentine back, outscrolling arms and cushion upholstered with fuscia floral pattern Damascene silk, above an apron carved with S-scrolls centering an acanthus clasp, on cabriole legs, later blocks, the front rail probably replaced 41¾in. (106cm.) high, 66½in. (169cm.) long, 23½in. (59.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Sold anonymously, Sotheby's New York, 29 September 1990, lot 326 ($3,575).
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