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A PAIR OF MID-VICTORIAN CREAM-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT COMPOSITION SOFAS
Each with padded rectangular back, sides and seat covered in orange and red patterned material, the arms with scrolled leaf terminals on fluted and acanthus-clasped baluster supports, with square bases, above a flowerhead-centred entrelac seat-rail, on ring-turned and fluted legs with foliage capitals, brass caps and castors, redecorated, one inscribed in pencil to the seat-rail 'Jan 1906'
79 in. (201 cm.) wide (2)
Each with padded rectangular back, sides and seat covered in orange and red patterned material, the arms with scrolled leaf terminals on fluted and acanthus-clasped baluster supports, with square bases, above a flowerhead-centred entrelac seat-rail, on ring-turned and fluted legs with foliage capitals, brass caps and castors, redecorated, one inscribed in pencil to the seat-rail 'Jan 1906'
79 in. (201 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
William, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (d. 1902) and by descent.