Lot Essay
A related pair of Venetian giltwood open armchairs were sold by Christie's Rome, 27 November 1990, lot 204
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A VENETIAN GILTWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR with cartouche-shaped frame with central scallop-shell and scrolling acanthus, rockwork and C-scrolls, the padded back and seat covered in gold silk floral damask with scrolling arms with similar rockwork and foliate carving, the shaped seat-rail with central scallop-shell on hippped cabriole legs with pad feet, restorations to gilding, first half 18th Century