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LARGE CEREMONIAL ARMCHAIR WITH BURST POMEGRANATE Italy,...

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LARGE CEREMONIAL ARMCHAIR WITH BURST POMEGRANATE Italy, Rome, around 1750. Richly carved walnut wood. H. 108 cm W. 72 cm D. 56 cm Formerly lacquered. A rear foot is notched on about 9,5 cm. The three other ends of the foot are attached under the stock. Small restoration in the middle of the front. Superb decoration richly carved flowers and and foliage. Model with frame and armrests with backward armrests and an iron mark with a fleur-de-lys. (It is an unidentifiable castle mark). identifiable). The center of the belt is with a burst grenade. This seat is covered with a later leather. It was transformed into a cabinet chair at the end of the end of the XIXth century when it was covered with leather.