EditorialArmchair (part of a set), ca. 1780, Italian, Venice, Walnut, polychromed; velvet, Overall: 35 5/8 ? 24 1/2 in. (90.5 ? 62.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a large set comprising at least two settees and twelve armchairs. The conceit of ...
EditorialArmchair (one of four), ca. 1751?52, British and French, probably Beauvais, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter), H. 44 x W. 32 x D. 28 in. (111.8 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a set of six a...
EditorialPair of armchairs (part of a set), ca. 1780, Italian, Naples, Carved and polychromed walnut; received upholstered in beige silk brocade, currently upholstered with modern cotton and linen velvet (INST.1970.8.1, .2), Overall: 35 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (90.8 x...
EditorialSettee (one of a pair), 1769?71, British and French, Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), 44 ? 74 1/2 ? 36 in. (111.8 ? 189.2 ? 91.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, John Mayhew (British, 1736?1811), and William Ince (Br...