Pair of 18th Century Venetian Open Armchairs
£3,950
A pair of large scale Italian 18th century painted and parcel gilt armchairs or fauteuils each decorated with scrolled stylised foliage and acanthus, the cartouche shaped panelled back joined by shaped and scrolled arms, above a serpentine and scrolled moulded seat frame centred by a shell and raised on cabriole legs
Height 104 cm (41 inches)
Width 69 cm (27 inches)
Depth 75 cm (29.5 inches)
Seat Height 45 cm (17.75 inches)
Venice, Italy. Circa 1760
Provenance: Galleria Sangiorgi, Palazzo Borghese, Rome
Ms. Olga de Romero, 27 Hill Street, Mayfair, London.
Accompanied by a copy of the 1937 invoice
