Details
parcel-gilt walnut, upholstered in button tufted sage green velvet
3412 in. (88 cm.) high
Provenance
Paul Reeves, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above in December 1994.
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Lot Essay

This sofa very closely resembles an example illustrated in Bruce J. Talbert's book of designs Examples of Ancient & Modern Furniture, 1876, in his 'Old English' interior (J. Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture, London, 1987, fig. 205).

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