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Grotesque Carved Chair

Date
Circa 18th Century
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
16.75" x 14.75" x 15.25"
Nationality
Swiss
Location
Byers Room

Swiss carved chair (1 of 4 in a set)

Grotesque style; auricular backs with carved women’s figures; women’s figures on slab front of one, and lions on other. Deeply carved.

Swiss.Circa 18th Century

1911 – Gift of Major S.H.M. Byers, who had purchased them

Wood, furniture.

Renaissance revival chair. Stained dark. Walnut.