Property of a Gentleman. An exceptionally fine gilt-wood an...

Estimate

£12,000 - £18,000

Property of a Gentleman.

An exceptionally fine gilt-wood and painted Venetian suite of a canapé (sofa) and three matching chairs with cartouche-shaped padded drop-in back above down-scrolled arms and serpentine drop-in padded seats on cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet, the frame carved with floral motifs, stylised scallop shells and rocaille, upholstered in duck-egg blue damask silk. Mid-18th century.

Dimensions
Sofa: 
109 cm (H) x 138 cm (W) x 50 cm (D)

Chairs: 
41 in (H) x 24 in (W) x 24 in (D)

Comparative Literature:
G. Morazzoni, Il Mobile Veneziano del '700, Gorlich, Milan, 1958, Tav. LVI b & c; for armchairs of similar design with reference to cartouche-shaped drop-in backs, down-scrolled arms, and carving on the seat-rails and frames, in the Museo Vetrario, Murano, and the other formerly in the Pietro Accorsi collection, Turin, respectively. 

See also: Sotheby's Sale 'The Splendour of Venice, Important Furniture and Old Master Paintings from a Private Collection' Lot 101. Sold for 50.000 GBP in 2010.