PAIR CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSICAL SIDECHAIRS.circa 1810, probably Russian. Mahogany mounted and inlaid with brass. Each top-rail centered by a grisaille gouache medallion within a glazed oval panel flanked by inlaid flowers and angled sides, with waisted pierced backs above upholstered seats on slender sabre legs headed by gilt rosettes terminating in beaded foliate sabots - 36 1/2 in. x 19 1/2 in. x 19 in. Estimate $2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE: Acquired at Carleton Hobbs, London, 1995. Information folder provided to purchaser.
