Auction 116 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

420

A settee


Estimate

1.000 - 1.500


Session 2

20 July 2022



Description

Carved wood possibly hongmu
Cantom export production
Profuse decoration of acanthus leaves, flowers and classical masks
Original upholstery to backs and seats
China, 19th century

107x190x67 cm


Category

Furniture


Additional Information

Note:
An identical salon set was commissioned by Captain Robert Bennett Forbes (1804-1889) of Massachusetts.Similar example at the Forbes House Museum in Milton, Massachusetts.



Closed Auction