RARE CHEST-BACK CHAIR with a natural wood backrest carved wi - Lot 206

Lot n° 206
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2000 - 3000 EUR
Result : NC
RARE CHEST-BACK CHAIR with a natural wood backrest carved wi - Lot 206
RARE CHEST-BACK CHAIR with a natural wood backrest carved with friezes and floral scrolls. The armrests are architecturally styled. It rests on a wide, richly carved plinth. Italy (17th century) 131 x 175 x 58.5 cm Restorations, parts to be reattached, missing sections. Carved decoration featuring the coats of arms of the Farnese and Medici families. Probably commissioned by the aristocracy in connection with a marriage alliance between the Farnese and Medici houses, this cassapanca features the coats of arms of both families, united in a heraldic design. It may refer to the 1628 marriage between Odoardo Farnese and Marguerite de’ Medici, a significant union in the web of 17th-century Italian princely alliances.
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