Queen Anne Style Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Kent, Dover
An English Queen Anne style mahogany and parcel gilt armchair, newly upholstered in chartreuse velvet.
Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Armchairs
Mahogany
Queen Anne Style Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Kent, Dover
An English Queen Anne style mahogany and parcel gilt armchair, newly upholstered in chartreuse velvet.
Mahogany
Regency Ebonised and Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
A Regency ebonised and parcel-gilt armchair, with lyre back and Bargello flame stitch upholstery.
Beech
$6,400 / set
Pair of English George III Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a pair of English George III parcel gilt armchairs. These armchairs are classic and elegant pieces of furniture, perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to any l...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Country: France Materials: Gilt-wood, Velvet Condition: Newly Reupholstered Style: French Louis XV Year: 1920’s $7,...
Velvet, Wood
Pair of French Louis XV style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Country: French Materials: Carved Wood Condition: Newly Upholstered Style: French Louis XV Year: 1940’s $4,5...
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Cream and Gold Parcel Gilt Armchair Winged Maiden Griffins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian neoclassical cream and gold parcel gilt armchair with winged maiden griffins.
Wood
Set of Four North Italian Neoclassic Cream Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Set of Four North Italian Neoclassic Cream Painted & Parcel Gilt Armchairs Late 18th Century Upholstered in cream leather Height 39 in.
Fine Pair of 19th C Decorative Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchairs of Neo-
Located in Benington, Herts
Extremely fine pair of decorative 19th Century Italian painted and parcel gilt armchairs of neo-classical design.
Beech
Italian Rococo Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
The parcel gilt frame of scrolls, foliate and shells. with original patina and distress.
Giltwood
A Pair of Large Italian Carved Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Large Italian Carved Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs, 19th Century Description: The backrest and seat of each armchair upholstered in red chenille with a brass nail head ...
Walnut
Pair of Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of Italian neoclassical period painted and parcel-gilt armchairs from the late 18th century, with padded backs, out-curved arms, gilt medallions, fluted tapering legs and upho...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Russian Neoclassical Period Mahogany Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of Russian Neoclassical period mahogany parcel-gilt armchairs from the second half of the 18th century, with palmette motifs, black upholstered seats with nailhead trims and s...
Mahogany, Wood
French Restoration Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in New York, NY
The tub-form padded back covered in a herringbone rainbow silk jacquard with reeded gilt crest rail terminating in scrolls and issuing two Downs-swept arms with gilt reeding and foli...
Abalone, Silk, Upholstery, Foam, Mahogany
$8,394 / set
Regency Parcel Gilt Armchair (Sets of 2)
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style ebonized and parcel-gilt open armchair, the over scrolled back centered by a painted rectangular panel, with a caned and cushion on a Greek key seat rail and on ring ...
Wood
George I Walnut And Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular upholstered back and scrolled arms. Straight upholstered seat with cabriole legs with acanthus gilded carved knees and pointed feet.
Velvet, Walnut, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Parcel-Gilt Armchair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A late 18th century Italian classical armchair, retaining an appealing green painted and parcel-gilt surface.
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Fine Regency Faux Rosewood And Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
A very comfortable chair with deep seat and swept back and scrolled arms upholstered in blue damask. The front of the arms with gilded and carved details. The circular tapered legs h...
Brass
European Neoclassical Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchair, Late 18th Century
Located in Troy, MI
A fine Italian neoclassical fauteuil in the Louis XVI taste, circa 1780–1800, likely Roman or North Italian. Carved beechwood frame retains its original celadon blue painted finish w...
Silk, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th Century English Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very interesting Late 18th Century English formal armchair, probably by John Linnell, in paint and parcel gilding. This lovely chair is a highly refined example of the salon or dra...
Giltwood
Pair Of Regency Style Ebonized And Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each in the style of George Smith. Water gilded and ebonized with caned sides. Lions head arm and crest rail . Lions monopodia feet.
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of Italian armchairs with cartouche-shaped backs, the molded frames painted in pale blue-gray and parcel-gilt, carved with floral crests at the crest-rail and apron.
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Regency Japanned and Parcel Gilt Armchairs, circa 1810
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine pair of British Regency chairs with caned seats; the turned back has a turned crest rail; the centre oval tablet on the back is decorated. With a shell and foliate scroll, suppo...
Hardwood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of French Louis XVI style armchairs features intricate carved details and parcel gilt accents, adding a touch of luxury and elegance to any room.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair English Regency Ebonized and Parcel-gilt Armchairs with Caned Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
a pair of early 19th-century Regency armchairs, ebonized with gilt stencil decoration; each features a double-baluster crest rail above a lyre-form openwork back, flanked by down-cur...
Wood
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Painted & Parcel Gilt Armchairs C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Neoclassical style armchairs with a painted & parcel gilt finish.
Gold Leaf
$12,640Sale Price / set|20% Off
An Elegant Pair Italian Empire Pale-green Painted and Parcel-gilt Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with incurved back sloping to join a tight seat flanked by bowed arms ending in swan neck terminals; raised on cabriole legs; adorned overall with giltwood acanthus leaves, bell...
Wood
John Widdicomb Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Maple and Cane Parcel Gilt Armchair
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A classic Mid-Century Hollywood Regency armchair or club chair By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1950s Carved maple and cane, with gold gilt details, and vinyl upholstery. Measures: 2...
Faux Leather, Cane, Maple, Giltwood
$3,450 / set
Pair of French Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French provincial Louis XVI design parcel gilt armchairs. You're exploring a beautifully refined category—French Provincial Louis XVI design parcel gilt armchairs blend the r...
Fabric, Wood
English Regency Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Chairs - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of English Regency style ebonized and parcel gilt armchairs made by Burton-Ching Ltd., 20th century. 26 inches wide by 26 inches deep by 35 inches tall seat height 19 inches...
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Neo-Classic Cream Painted Armchair Pair
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Swedish Neo-Classic (18th Century) cream painted, parcel-gilt armchairs with carved scroll & foliate styling, sateen upholstered back, armrests and seats in a multi-tonal...
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Neo-Classic Armchairs, Ebonized & Gilt, Red Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic ebonized and parcel-gilt armchairs with square form backrests, two tone red-striped upholstered backs and seats with scalloped rope trim, the arms topped ...
Wood, Giltwood, Fabric, Upholstery
Pair of Regency Ebonized Armchairs with Parcel Gilt Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A refined pair of English Regency ebonized and parcel-gilt armchairs, dating to the early 19th century.
Wood, Giltwood
Pair Of Regency Grained and Parcel-Gilt Open Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A FINE PAIR OF REGENCY GRAINED AND PARCEL-GILT OPEN ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1810. The decoration original.
Softwood
American Modern Surrealist Armchair, Parcel Gilt Steel Frame, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern surrealist armchair with a parcel gilt steel frame featuring applied abstract back design and an upholstered seat.
Metal
Pair of Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of armchairs, with painted and parcel gilt fielded frames, each having a rounded padded backrest, flanked by bowed arms with elbow rests, on downswept terminals, loose cushion o...
Russian Neoclassic Armchairs, Parcel Gilt, Green Paint, Red Silk
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Russian Neoclassic (early 19th Century) parcel gilt and dark green painted armchairs with scrolled arms and red damask silk upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
Pair Maitland Smith Parcel Gilt Mahogany & Swag Shield Back Cane Seat Armchairs
By Maitland Smith
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Maitland Smith Parcel Gilt Mahogany and Swag Shield Back with Cane Seat Armchairs with original zipped and loose seat cushions.
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany, Giltwood
Pair of Spanish Regency Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Spanish Regency parcel gilt and ebonized lacquered upholstered armchairs with splayed legs.
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Venetian 1810s Rococo Style Painted Wood Armchair with Parcel-Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Venice during the early years of the 19th century, this exquisite painted armchair features a slightly slanted pierced back with carved splat, adorned with a parcel-gilt crest.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 17th Century Italian Baroque Parcel-Gilt Walnut Leather Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine pair of walnut Baroque Italian armchairs dating to the middle part of the 17th century retaining parts of extremely old leather seating. Italian circa 1650-70. T...
Leather, Walnut
Pair 19th C French Louis XVI Parcel Gilt Carved Armchairs with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The frames are crafted in wood and finished in a parcel gilt surface, combining a slightly distressed creme-painted ground with selectively applied gilt accents.
Tapestry, Walnut
$21,900Sale Price|20% Off
REGENCY BRONZED PARCEL-GILT LiBRARY ARMCHAIR AFTER A DESIGN BY GEORGE SMITH 1815
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, super collectable Regency Bronzed Parcel-Gilt Library armchair after a design by G...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair 19th C. Neoclassical Style Painted Parcel Gilt Antelope Velvet Fauteuils
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical style fauteuils armchairs composed of painted and parcel gilt wood, and newly upholstered in Scalamandré Antelope velvet with nailhead trim.
Velvet, Wood
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Style Parcel Gilt Carved Throne Chair
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely detailed hand carved Baroque style parcel gilt throne chair in walnut with scroll carved shell crest, side acanthus decoration, scrolled arms, faded upholstery, and decorati...
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Mid 19th C Victorian Rosewood & Parcel Gilt Easy Arm Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19th Century Victorian Period Rosewood & Parcel Gilt Easy Arm Chairs - English circa 1860 - 28"w x29"d x 38"h (14" to the seat) Mid 19th Century Victorian Period Rosewood & Parce...
Rosewood
Gillows of Lancaster George 3rd Painted and Parcel Gilt Arm Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
Untouched stunning Gillows of Lancaster and London George 3rd cream painted and parcel gilt arm chair, in its original warn through condition. This chair has never been apart and ret...
Cane, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
An Important Pair of a Italian Neoclassical Painted & Parcel Gilt Marquises
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Important Pair of a Italian Neoclassical Painted & Parcel Gilt Marquises First Quarter 19th Century Lombardy, Italy The back rest with paneled top rail decorated with swans flan...
Wood
Jean-Joseph Chapuis Rare Pair of Empire parcel-gilt japanned Fauteuils
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Despite his long life, very little is known about the general production of menuisier (chairmaker) Jean-Joseph Chapuis and even less about his use of bent laminates, which must be vi...
Bentwood
Italian Neoclassical Parcel Gilt Cream Louis XVI Directoire Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Parcel Gilt Cream Louis XVI Directoire Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item featured has a cream and gold gilt finish, solid wood frame, upholstered armrests, nicel...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs, Gilt Walnut, Blue Damask
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Louis XVI style (19th/20th Century) parcel gilt walnut armchairs with blue striped damask upholstered seat and back.
Damask
French Louis XVI Neoclassical Gold Silk Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair
By Mansfield Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gold Silk Upholstered Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features original gold silk fabric with urn and wreath pattern, parce...
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century Painted and Parcel Gilt Regency Bergere in the Manner of Mars
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 20th Century painted and parcel gilt Regency bergere in the manner Marsh & Tatham, Circa 1820. The channelled frame crisply carved with lappets, the arms with elbow pads and g...
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Walnut Armchairs, Gilt Trim, Circa 1830
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Russian Neo-classic walnut armchairs with parcel gilt trim and scroll design arms and carving with a slip seat (circa 1830)
Walnut
Italian Louis XVI Painted and Parcel Gilt Fauteuil of Large Scale, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual circa 1780 Italian Neapolitan Louis XVI style fauteuil or open-armchair of large "Palazzo" scale having acanthus and lambs-tongue carved fruitwood frame in original 'creme...
Fruitwood, Giltwood
Russian Neoclassic Armchairs, Gilt & Green Paint, Silk Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Russian Neoclassic (early 19th Century) parcel gilt and dark green painted armchairs with scrolled arms with bird heads and red damask silk upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
$2,736Sale Price|64% Off
A French Louis XVI Style Ivory Painted and Parcel Gilt Oval Back Open Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and elegant French Louis XVI style ivory painted and parcel gilt oval back open armchair; the circular padded back with floral carved crest rail above padded arms over...
Wood
Sotheby's; a Celebration of The English Country House
Located in valatie, NY
Pieces include a series of silhouette pictures by Augustin Amant Constant Fidéle Edouart, a set of nine George III style painted and parcel gilt armchairs, a George III burl walnut b...
Paper
Venetian Rococo Decorated Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian Rococo parcel gilt and paint decorated armchair, 18th century.
Paint
$12,500 / set
Pair of Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Large pair of Louis XV style parcel-gilt carved oak armchairs.
$13,600 / set
Pair Italian Neoclassical Eagle Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair Italian neoclassical eagle armchairs in yellow silk taffeta. Italian Empire painted and parcel-gilt carved armchairs with finely carved eagle arm terminals and yellow Italian si...
Giltwood
Unavailable
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Pair of Green Italian Neoclassical Style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassical style green-painted and parcel-gilt armchairs. Loose cushion. Lovely gilt swag and classical urn decoration on chair crest as well as on lower rail.
Wood, Paint
Unavailable
H 42.5 in W 26.75 in D 29.25 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 18th century Italian Louis XV walnut and parcel-gilt armchairs with later C. Mariani custom antiqued leather seats and backs, accented with stitching and conforming leather...
Leather, Walnut
An Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in New York, NY
The ebonized and parcel gilt spindle back having a turned crestrail and acorn ears. The upholstered arms flanking an attached upholstered seat above a gilt foliate relief apron, rai...
Pair Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Charming pair of French armchairs with down filled seat cushions and an appealing old paint and gilded surface.
Wood
A Very Finely Carved Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in New York, NY
The parcel gilt and carved crestrail incurved and having scrolled ears above an upholstered back and seat flanked by magnificent gilt carved winged griffins each having a hairy paw m...
Wood, Fabric
American Modern Surrealist Steel/Parcel Gilt Armchair
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Hollywood, FL
American modern surrealist armchair. Tall upright back over square seat with gilded spherical connectors and an applied surrealist back design. Design is multilevel with abstractxxxx...
Steel
Unavailable
H 39.25 in W 28.5 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Swedish Neoclassic Cream Painted, Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
The cartouche shaped back with carved foliate swag with upholstered seat back, above curved arms, the whole resting on square tapering legs termination with a toupie foot, the whole ...
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Unavailable
H 37.5 in W 24.25 in D 22 in
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
The square back with upholstered seat, the arms carved with Egyptian caryatids, the legs with lion paw feet.
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
A Fine Pair of Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of painted and parcel gilt open armchairs in the French taste with upholstered square moulded backs and seats, the back having fluted rails, scrolled arms and square tape...
Pair of Regency White-Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
The chairs with scrolled backs and scrolled arms on parcel-gilt lion paw supports with cane seats.
Wood, Paint, Cane
Unavailable
H 37 in W 26 in D 26 in
Jacques Quinet French Modern Dark Rosewood, Brass and Parcel-Gilt Armchair
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
Made of dark rosewood, brass and parcel-gilt, this armchair reflects Jacques Quinet’s quintessential style using traditional French forms while stripping away all ornamentation to it...
Brass
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 22.05 in D 21.26 in
Set of Four English Regency Painted and Parcel Gilt Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant set of chinoiserie decorated Regency Armchairs on a green painted base with parcel gilt.
Leather, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 24.02 in D 24.02 in
Pair of George III Parcel-Gilt Armchairs in the Manner of John Linnell
Located in London, GB
A pair of English George III period painted and gilded armchairs each with padded oval back, stuff over upholstered seat, carved and gilded frieze and turned fluted tapering supports...
Upholstery, Paint
Pair of 18th Century Painted Armchairs
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine pair of late 18th century white-painted and parcel-gilt Armchairs, with caned seats and backs.
Wood
Regency Painted and Parcel Gilt Elbow Chair
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good Regency painted and parcel gilt armchair of shapely form and retaining its original painted decoration; the top rail painted with a pair of cornucopia above an oval tablet paint...
Cane, Beech
Pair of Italian Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
A Pair of Italian Baroque walnut and parcel gilt armchairs with acanthus carved ears protruding above a straight crestail over a square back and over an upholstered seat between rect...
Wood
A pair of William and Mary. style arm chairs
Located in London, GB
Two parcel gilt Armchairs made in the 20th century in William and Mary style.
Giltwood, Upholstery
A Pair of Parcel-gilt Aubusson Tapestry Walnut Armchairs
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two very fine Louis XV-style chairs of carved and parcel gilt walnut, upholstered in petit- and gros-point needlework in bright colors depicting scenes and country life, including on...
Tapestry, Walnut
Four Italian Louis XVI Parcel Gilt and Painted Armchairs
Located in Natchez, MS
Set of Four Italian Louis XVI Parcel Gilt and Painted Armchairs of large scale.
Pair of Louis XVI Painted and Parcel-Gilt Fauteuils
By Henri Jacob
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Louis XVI Painted and Parcel Gilt Fauteuils Stamped H. Jacob Sold as pair, two pairs available Provenance: Partridge Fine Arts, London Each fauteuil with a recta...
Leather, Wood
Unavailable
H 38 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
Pair of Russian Neoclassic Circassian Walnut and Parcel-Gilt Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
The carved and pierced parcel-gilt scroll and wood back over scrolling arms and splayed legs.
Unavailable
H 53.5 in W 25 in D 21 in
Pair of Italian Louis XV, Venetian Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Fauteils
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Italian Louis XV 18th century Venetian polychrome and parcel-gilt fauteil armchairs, exhibiting rocaille motifs and now covered in hand dyed embossed leather.
Charming Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Desk Chair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Italian Style Arm chair with paint and parcel gilt finish and caned seat and back
Wood
Pair of Parcel-gilt Aubusson Tapestry Walnut Side Chairs
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two very fine Louis-XV-style chairs of carved and parcel-gilt walnut, upholstered in petit- and gros-point needlework in bright colors depicting scenes and country life. Date: circa ...
Tapestry, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 36.25 in W 22 in D 21 in
Pair of English George III Period Rosewood-Grained & Parcel-Gilt Spoonback Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A fine pair of antique George III period rosewood-grained and parcel-gilt Spoonback chairs. The concave backs are painted with a large anthemion suspending bell-flowers. Loose-cu...
Fruitwood
Set of Four White & Parcel Gilt Fauteuil by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Lovely set of four armchairs in gold self stripe upholstery.
These are from the estate of Ron Grimaldi former protege of Rose Cumming, noted 20th Century decorator.
Sim...
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Painted and Parcel-Gilt Louis XV Style Fauteuils
Located in Woodbury, CT
The pair having a brown or gold painted finish with golden highlights. Fully upholstered in a needlepoint. Of typical Louis XV form with curved arms, carved crest, rails, arms and ca...
Wood
Pair 18th c Swedish Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th c paint & parcel gilt Swedish armchairs upholstered in cut velvet with down cushion over cane seats
Paint, Wood, Upholstery
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