An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Caned Bergère Settee c.1915-25 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles founded by Michael Hanhart

founded by Michael Hanhart

knob handles and escutcheons to each with the original planked back

They are an ancient decorative motif and each season is represented as an allegorical figure bearing traditional iconographic symbols

crocodiles and snakes for the reptile cage and these carvings could have therefore represented the peacock

There is also a possibility that these stands were once candlesticks

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Caned Bergère Settee c.1915-25 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles founded by Michael HanhartOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Edwardian George VProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1915 1925Length: 60Depth: 29Height: 31. 5 or 16 at seatSumptuously comfortable, the early twentieth century bergre settee or sofa in a black lacquered finish on a solid beech carcass, the chinoiserie decoration depicting figures and landscapes throughout, with double caned back and sides above padded seats on shaped ball and claw feet, the whole in ruby red velvet fabric with large