«A small throne»
15 April 2018
Description

Handcarved chair with carved leather seat. Hight: ca 90cm Width: 70 cm

Provenance

It was bought in a german antique store in 1936 by my grandmother.

Acquired from
Auction House
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 10 hours
By Klaus
Apr 15, 10:13 UTC
Fair Market Value
€1.500 - €4.000 EUR
Insurance Value $0 EUR
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a 19th century venetian Grotto chair in the form of an exotic bird like creature. Grotto furniture is a form of phantasy furniture created in Venice and other parts of Italy, originally referring to the mannerist style of garden grottoes of the 16th century.
The chair in your possession was part of a series of near identical chairs manufactured possibly in the mid 19th century. The estimate is based on similar chairs sold at auction.

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