Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
wood, brocatelle and gilt
Measurements
890 x 600 x 575 mm
Place of origin
Italy
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Fenton House, London
NT 1448786
Summary
A carved wood armchair, possibly Italian, 19th century, the curved top rail with parcel-gilt carved laurel leaves, the carving extending down the armrests, interrupted by a padded armrest cushion, the curved ends of the armrests carved with acanthus leaves, on pedestal bases carved with anthemions and paterae motifs, the seat rails carved with guilloche borders, with carved square-section tapering legs, the padded seat, back and armrests upholstered in crimson brocatelle.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Lady Katherine Binning (1871-1952) with Fenton House in 1952.