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Chair

1500-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Venice (city) (made)

Chair of carved chestnut wood, partly gilt. The front support of interlaced strap work with a mask in the centre, flanked by two terminal figures, the back of similar work with a shield of arms in the centre, and surmounted by two cupids.


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Woodwork
Object type
Chair
Materials and techniques
Carved chestnut wood, partly gilt
Carving
Carving
Brief description
Sgabello chair, carved and partly gilt chestnut wood, Venetian, 1500-1600
Physical description
Chair of carved chestnut wood, partly gilt. The front support of interlaced strap work with a mask in the centre, flanked by two terminal figures, the back of similar work with a shield of arms in the centre, and surmounted by two cupids.
Dimensions
  • Height: 104cm
  • Width: 38cm
  • Depth: 46cm
  • Height: 54.2cm (seat height)
Object history
Bought (Soulages collection) £10
Associated object
7182-1860 (Pair)
Bibliographic references
  • Frieda Schottmüller, Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance, (Stuttgart 1928) figs. 390-391
  • John Hungerford Pollen, Ancient & Modern Furniture & Woodwork (London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1874), 112. “7182a. ’60. CHAIR. Carved walnut wood, partly gilt. The front support of interlaced strap work, with a mask in the centre, flanked by two terminal figures, the back of similar work with a shield of arms in the centre, and surmounted by two cupids. Venetian. 16th century. H. 3 ft. 4½ in., W. 15 in. Bought (Soulages Coll.), 10l.”
  • Frederick Litchfield, Illustrated History of Furniture from the Earliest to the Present Time. 4th ed., London and New York: Truslove, Hanson and Comba Ltd., 1899, illustrated p. 56.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
7182A-1860

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2006
Record URL
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