A SPANISH COLONIAL RED-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT ARMCHAIR PROBABLY VICEROYALTY OF...
The cartouche-shaped back with a large asymmetric rocaille cresting, the arms carved with bird heads, the serpentine seat on cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet
463⁄4 in. (119 cm.) high
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With its exaggerated curves, vibrant colors and rich gilding, this armchair is a typical piece of furnishing produced for the secular and ecclesiastical elite of eighteenth-century South American society. The exuberantly shaped seat and back, prominent knees, deeply-carved shell motives and the distinct curved armrests ending in figural terminals can be found on comparable armchairs produced in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, now Colombia, including one the collection of the Museo Nacional de Colombia, and another sold BogotAuctions, Bogotá, 14 November 2019, lot 15.
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The cartouche-shaped back with a large asymmetric rocaille cresting, the arms carved with bird heads, the serpentine seat on cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet
463⁄4 in. (119 cm.) high
Lot Essay
With its exaggerated curves, vibrant colors and rich gilding, this armchair is a typical piece of furnishing produced for the secular and ecclesiastical elite of eighteenth-century South American society. The exuberantly shaped seat and back, prominent knees, deeply-carved shell motives and the distinct curved armrests ending in figural terminals can be found on comparable armchairs produced in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, now Colombia, including one the collection of the Museo Nacional de Colombia, and another sold BogotAuctions, Bogotá, 14 November 2019, lot 15.
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