Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
A French Louis XV style giltwood marquise or small canape of serpentine form, the hand-carved frame featuring a triple-arched back with caned panels and a central foliate-carved cresting, the scrolled arms continuing to a carved apron and raised on cabriole legs with scrolled terminals. The piece is fitted with a loose silk damask seat cushion featuring floral motifs and conforming piping, characteristic of nineteenth-century revival furniture.
33 1/4 x 58 1/2 x 24 inches
Proceeds to benefit City Opera
The settee is in overall good condition, exhibiting minor surface wear including localized areas of gilt and gesso loss consistent with age, alongside generalized wear to the vintage fabric and the underlying cane panels, several areas of glue residue from old repairs
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
