An Irish George II Mahogany Upholstered Back Settee
The mahogany timber with rich and deep colouring, with gentle and dry surface patination. With light acanthus carving across the shaped back and centre top rail, with boldly carved arms depicting curled and feathered eagle heads, on plain front rail with beautifully carved cabriole legs with shell decorated, lapped knees, on quintessential Irish scrolled triffid feet with single leaf.
Tightly upholstered with close nail finish, in Rose Uniacke ‘Cinder’ coloured linen.
Further literature; the exact and present example illustrated in The Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 111 fig. 146. (photographed)
£55,000
The mahogany timber with rich and deep colouring, with gentle and dry surface patination. With light acanthus carving across the shaped back and centre top rail, with boldly carved arms depicting curled and feathered eagle heads, on plain front rail with beautifully carved cabriole legs with shell decorated, lapped knees, on quintessential Irish scrolled triffid feet with single leaf.
Tightly upholstered with close nail finish, in Rose Uniacke ‘Cinder’ coloured linen.
Further literature; the exact and present example illustrated in The Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 111 fig. 146. (photographed)
£55,000
The mahogany timber with rich and deep colouring, with gentle and dry surface patination. With light acanthus carving across the shaped back and centre top rail, with boldly carved arms depicting curled and feathered eagle heads, on plain front rail with beautifully carved cabriole legs with shell decorated, lapped knees, on quintessential Irish scrolled triffid feet with single leaf.
Tightly upholstered with close nail finish, in Rose Uniacke ‘Cinder’ coloured linen.
Further literature; the exact and present example illustrated in The Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 111 fig. 146. (photographed)
£55,000