FOREIGN WORK, 1900 Two-seater sofa in molded, carved, and varnishe...
FOREIGN WORK, 1900
Two-seater sofa in molded, carved, and varnished walnut, with a straight backrest featuring an openwork pediment decorated with intersecting stylized plant stems, centered by a fan-shaped carved palmette. Detached armrests; scalloped belt with stepped sections. Curved base with scrollwork at the shoulders. Backrest and seat upholstered in “Ianthe” printed fabric by Liberty Co. (design by René Beauclair, circa 1902; first printed for Liberty in 1967) (reupholstered)
H 100 cm – L 136 cm – D 55 cm
- Bibliography: Anna Buruma, “Liberty Co in the Fifties and Sixties: A Taste for Design,” Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008.
FOREIGN WORK, 1900
Two-seater sofa in molded, carved, and varnished walnut, with a straight backrest featuring an openwork pediment decorated with intersecting stylized plant stems, centered by a fan-shaped carved palmette. Detached armrests; scalloped belt with stepped sections. Curved base with scrollwork at the shoulders. Backrest and seat upholstered in “Ianthe” printed fabric by Liberty Co. (design by René Beauclair, circa 1902; first printed for Liberty in 1967) (reupholstered)
H 100 cm – L 136 cm – D 55 cm
- Bibliography: Anna Buruma, “Liberty Co in the Fifties and Sixties: A Taste for Design,” Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2008.
