A French mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass and pewter 'Boulle' marquetry ebonised grand fauteuil
A French mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass and pewter 'Boulle' marquetry ebonised grand fauteuil
Inlaid with interlaced strapwork, scrolling foliage, husks, flowerheads and trellis work, the arched shaped back mounted with a central gilt bronze scrolled acanthus cartouche surmounted by a ducal coronet, flanked by four beaded foliate scrolled mounts, above arm terminals with similar clasps, over a shaped seat frame mounted to the centre with a Green Man mask, on eared square section columnar legs headed with patera mount angles, terminating in brass castors, 72cm wide.
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A French mid 19th century gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass and pewter 'Boulle' marquetry ebonised grand fauteuil
Inlaid with interlaced strapwork, scrolling foliage, husks, flowerheads and trellis work, the arched shaped back mounted with a central gilt bronze scrolled acanthus cartouche surmounted by a ducal coronet, flanked by four beaded foliate scrolled mounts, above arm terminals with similar clasps, over a shaped seat frame mounted to the centre with a Green Man mask, on eared square section columnar legs headed with patera mount angles, terminating in brass castors, 72cm wide.