Louis XVI style carved giltwood vanity bench, late 19th or early 20th century.
Kidney-shaped caned seat within a moulded and rope-twist frame. The back and sides rise as a pierced gallery: reeded rails tied with ribbon bows and paterae, hung with carved rose garlands centred by a beaded oval medallion of bellflowers. Apron carved with a leaf-tip border and a central tablet of ribbon-tied foliage, with flowerhead blocks above four cabriole legs carved with acanthus and ribbon-bound husks, on scrolled feet. The gallery back is pierced and plain. Underside with a central brace and slotted screws.
Gilding worn and darkened overall, rubbed through to red bole and gesso on the high points, notably the ribbon knots. Small chips and losses to the carved bows and garlands. Original cane, intact, with darkening and staining. A slight gap in places between the caned seat and the frame. Scuffs to the feet. Stands firmly.
40 in wide, 18 in deep, 18 in high / 102 x 46 x 46 cm
Louis XVI style carved giltwood vanity bench, late 19th or early 20th century.
Kidney-shaped caned seat within a moulded and rope-twist frame. The back and sides rise as a pierced gallery: reeded rails tied with ribbon bows and paterae, hung with carved rose garlands centred by a beaded oval medallion of bellflowers. Apron carved with a leaf-tip border and a central tablet of ribbon-tied foliage, with flowerhead blocks above four cabriole legs carved with acanthus and ribbon-bound husks, on scrolled feet. The gallery back is pierced and plain. Underside with a central brace and slotted screws.
Gilding worn and darkened overall, rubbed through to red bole and gesso on the high points, notably the ribbon knots. Small chips and losses to the carved bows and garlands. Original cane, intact, with darkening and staining. A slight gap in places between the caned seat and the frame. Scuffs to the feet. Stands firmly.
40 in wide, 18 in deep, 18 in high / 102 x 46 x 46 cm
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