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A George III giltwood sofa, 1765 (beech & damask)
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A George III giltwood sofa, 1765 (beech & damask)
6039170 A George III giltwood sofa, 1765 (beech & damask) by Adam, Robert (1728-92); 252.5x110.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale. The serpentine padded back, outscrolled arms and serpentine seat covered in blue floral damask cut silk-velvet, the serpentine scrolled cresting bordered with foliage-wrapped reeding and centred by a pierced anthemion cresting, the arms and seat edged with husks, the arms carved with anthemia ending in sunflower double rosettes, the deep seat-rail carved with a central shell framed by griffins and sphinxes framing the legs, the cabriole legs headed by anthemia issuing ribbon-tied interlaced descending wreaths, on hairy-paw feet ringed by beaded girdles, the side-rails with sphinxes and scrolling foliage centred by wreaths, the back-rail plain; seat-rail facings in pine, the rounded seat-rail in pine and the reverse of the front seat-rail incised I ; front left, back right and centre back left feet replaced, front right foot partially replaced, with cramp-cuts, the seat-rail with A in. (1 cm.) upholstery tacking-rail added to the top, two beech front-to-back struts, beech corner blocks, the anthemion in the top-rail repaired, originally oil-gilt, now water-gilt over a thin lacquer with traces of the original gilding.); Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright
Media ID 22887700
© Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images
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