LOUIS XVI REVIVAL AMBOYNA WOOD AND EBONIZED SOFA WITH MATCHING ARMCHAIR. ,C. 1865. Attributed to LEON MARCOTTE, New York. Gadrooned ormolu mounted crest; ebonized rectangular molded edge; padded and upholstered back having figured amboyna wood inlay and delicate beaded ormolu piping. Back and arm supports of square-fluted columnar form with padded arm rests ending in ormolu foliate mounts; upholstered tight seat above similar molded-edge frame with rounded ends, above ormolu mounted turned tapering legs on casters. Similar example from the John Taylor Johnson estate on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. - 36 in. x 66 in. x 24 in. (sofa), 33 1/2 in. x 26 1/2 in. x 24 in. (armchair). Estimate $8,000-10,000
