Walnut Open Armchair with Needlepoint Seat circa 1745 baroque A fine and rare Venetian

A fine and rare Venetian border glass mirror having carved painted and silvered decoration

carved stylized acanthus over recessed paneled doors on a plinth base

are polychromatic and done in vivid colors

English brass production boomed in the 18th century with developments in the smelting of zinc

Penwork is the process of applying India ink decoration to a japanned surface and the borders and feet are all dichromatic

Walnut Open Armchair with Needlepoint Seat circa 1745 baroque A fine and rare VenetianA superb and large scale English walnut open armchair with excellent color having a shaped crest rail, solid splat back with outward scrolled arms terminating in scrolls with veneered rails having cabriole legs in the front with carved shells terminating in ball and claw feet with a drop in needlework seat with 18th century needlepoint, restored and cut from a larger section. One block replaced. Circa 1740. Ht. 39", Width 30", Depth 20", Seat ht. 19"