Illustrated catalogue of the extraordinary collection of art treasures and antiquities acquired during the past year by Professore Commendatore Elia Volpi ... to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries [on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17th, 18th and 19th, 1917] (1917)
Volpi, Elia, 1858-1938, Townsend, Horace, 1859-1922, Kirby, Thomas Ellis, 1846-1924, American Art Association · New York : American Art Galleries · leaf 129
isite carving or cunning inlay of their walnut with its bronze-like patina, there are not wanting examples of dignified armchairswhich owe their unparalleled importance to the rare beauty of thepetit-point embroidery with which their seats and backs are covered. It will therefore be seen that a… … 275—Sixteenth Century Italian Walnut Rush-bottomedChilds ChairOpen back with turned side supports, shaped, carved andspindled splat. Turned legs with turned rails. Seat of wovenrushes. 276—Sixteenth Century Italian Beechwood Monastery ChairFolding chair of straight beechwood splats with shaped…
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