Live Auction 2645A Taste for Luxury: Two Great Houses from America's Gilded Age
AN ITALIAN OAK OPEN ARMCHAIR
Lot 1178

AN ITALIAN OAK OPEN ARMCHAIR

IN THE MANNER OF ANDREA BRUSTOLON, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed21 June 2012

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USD 1,875

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AN ITALIAN OAK OPEN ARMCHAIR
IN THE MANNER OF ANDREA BRUSTOLON, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The overupholstered rectangular back and seat covered in close-nailed gold damask, the downswept arms headed by reclining putti figures, the posts formed as Asian attendants

The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, New York, 25 October 2005, lot 391

Specialist note

The fact that this chair is carved in oak rather than walnut (which would be more normal in Venice) indicates that it may have been produced outside Italy, perhaps in England.