PAIR OF SOFTS, VENITIAN WORK OF THE MID 18th CENTURY... Lot 15

PAIR OF SOFTS, VENITIAN WORK OF THE MID 18th CENTURY In molded and carved walnut, the back with openwork decoration, the legs arched; restorations, small accidents, traces of worms H. 103 cm (40 ½ in.) l. : 236 cm (92 ¾ in.) Provenance: Piva Gallery, Milan; Acquired from the latter by the current owner. Comparative bibliography : C. Santini, Mille Mobili Veneti, Artioli Editore, Modena, 2002, p. 222, fig. 368-369 and p. 223, fig. 370. A pair of carved walnut venetian sofas, mid-18th century Typical of the furnishings of Venetian palaces in the mid-18th century, these large sofas, called divani da portego, were designed to be placed in a row with consoles and armchairs of the same model. Despite their large size, the almost entirely openwork structure of the backrest gives them a great lightness and elegance. A pair of the sofas of comparable structure, albeit of smaller size, sold at Sotheby's London, April 30, 2015, lot 899.