An important set of Italian Neoclassical giltwood seat furniture
Roman
last quarter 18th century
Comprising six armchairs and a settee, each crest carved with a floral garland surmounting a stepped entablature relief carved with scrolled vines above a curved back and scrolling arms carved with bellflower and entrelac banding over a bowed seat supported on legs carved as entwined bearded dragons rising from a water reed band.
height of settee 43in (1.09m); width 7ft 5in (1.63m); depth 22in (56cm); height of armchairs 38in (96cm); width 26in (66cm); depth 22in (56cm)