Beschreibung:

A REGENCE GILTWOOD CANAPE upholstered à chassis in cut velvet woven in shades of celadon and dark green with flower vases within acanthus-scroll borders in a yellow silk ground, the undulating moulded toprail centred by a pomegranate cluster issuing pierced foliate scrolls and flowerheads on a ground incised with trellis-and- dot framed by monkeys in human costume taunting dragons emerging from laurel foliage, the reeded lower edge threaded with acanthus, the angles with acanthus scrolls above floral trails on a hatched ground, the stiles decorated with strapwork, the shaped lower backrail carved with acanthus scrolls centred by scallop-shells, the reverse carved with lozenges on a mille-raies ground, the slightly downward sloping arms carved with lambrequins on a mille-raies ground headed by a ribbon-entwined moulding and terminating in acanthus scrolls on imbricated supports, the waved panelled seatrail of arc-en-arbalette outline pierced and carved with acanthus scrolls and flowerheads, on a hatched ground centred by a flower-filled heart-shaped cartouche framed by acanthus scrolls, the four front and two outer back legs of scrolled outline carved with acanthus and beading ending in pierced rockwork scrolls, on foliate bun feet, the back of the seatrail carved with espagnolettes, acanthus scrolls and flowerheads on a hatched ground, with two central back legs of square outline with bulbous bases and carved with acanthus on stepped block feet, with later brackets to the legs on the front and back angles and supports to the back central legs, the drop-in seat frame of later date, one front leg lacking small scrolled section, with fragment of label inscribed in ink P O- 91½in. (232.5cm.) wide; 45½in. (115.5cm.) high; 36in. (91.5cm.) deep