Antique Carved Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Chair Coat of Arms & Cherubs, 1870 Decorative Arts the work is housed in

the work is housed in the original gilded frame

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Antique Carved Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Chair Coat of Arms & Cherubs, 1870 Decorative Arts the work is housed inA fine carved antique Italian walnut Sgabello Renaissance Revival side chair, circa 1870. The chair is very finely carved, the chair back with a carved, fluted domed shaped finial with a beaded cuff below. The back is carved with a shield shaped armorial that is flanked with a pair of beautifully carved putti, below the chair is deeply carved with scrolls & acanthus leaves. The seat with a gadrooned edge and a 'dished' seat and twin stretchers with