A Late Victorian Carpet Upholstered Two-Seater Sofa c.1895 reserved utterly intriguing

utterly intriguing

fritillary butterflies and giant silk moths

the piece is undeniably very decorative with a nice texturised surface

Canvas Height: 8

containing an arrangement of sixteen preserved butterfly specimens consisting of thirteen Orange-Barred Sulphur specimens (Phoebis philea) and three Vibrant Sulpher (Hebomoia leucippe) each positioned artistically on graduated cork finial pins

A Late Victorian Carpet Upholstered Two-Seater Sofa c.1895 reserved utterly intriguingOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1900Height: 37 or 17 at seatWidth: 60Depth: 28The Victorian period two seater sofa or settee having the original upholstered carpet moquette velour in a navy ground with madder rose amber and yellow patterning, the whole with barrel arms and pom pom tassels and rope piping, to turned front legs and castors to rear sabre legs and the whole surviving from the zeniths of nineteenth