A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SOFA

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SOFA
CIRCA 1740-50
The rectangular back and padded seat covered in 19th century gros-point and petit-point needlework depicting courting figures in foliate cartouches, the arm rests terminating in carved lion's masks, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs and claw-and-ball feet with recessed caps and castors, re-railed, the back left leg replaced

40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 55 in. (139.5 cm.) wide; 25 ¾ in. (65.5 cm.) deep

Provenance
The collection of Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Michael Buller, Eaton Place, London, 1938.
With Richard Courtney Ltd., London, 1995.