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Exceptional 19th Century Neopolitan Armchair (c. 1815 Italy)

Country of Origin

Italy

Dated

c. 1815

Medium

solid mahogany and veneer

Dimensions

22.00inch wide   30.00inch high   23.00inch deep
(55.88 cm wide  76.20 cm high  58.42 cm deep)

Condition

light wear, some small chips to the veneer


Provenance

Provenance: Probably from Palazzo Reale, Caserta.

Literature

See Brosio, Mobile Italiani dell'Ottocento, p.53

Exhibition History

A chair from this suite is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art permanent collection 08.51.18

Description / Expertise

A rare early 19th Century Neapolitan armchair executed in mahogany and mahogany veneer, the back splat and blocks over the animal form front legs carved with trophy motifs, the arm posts in the form of swans astride cornucopia. Ca. 1815.