Live Auction 2875European Noble and Private Collections
A NORTH-ITALIAN MATCHED SET OF SILVERED AND POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD 'GROTTO' SEAT FURNITURE
Lot 570 THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN LADY

A NORTH-ITALIAN MATCHED SET OF SILVERED AND POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD 'GROTTO' SEAT FURNITURE

VENICE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Closed14 December 2011

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EUR 6,250

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A NORTH-ITALIAN MATCHED SET OF SILVERED AND POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD 'GROTTO' SEAT FURNITURE
VENICE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a settee and two side chairs, each with shell-shaped top and seat, on carved rockwork legs
The bench 148 cm. wide (3)

Specialist note

A chair with similar leg and seat is illustrated in B.M. Newman, A. Duncan, Fantasy Furniture, New York, 1989, p. 65. A comparable pair of chairs sold Christie's Amsterdam, June 30, 2009, lot 520.