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Sedia Savonarola, Made in Italy, Anno 1900. La struttura è in legno massello.
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Florentine Savonarola Chair in Walnut Hand carved early 1900s
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Set of Four Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchairs
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It took the name of sedia Savonarola because of its emergence during the Florentine government of friar Girolamo Savonarola between 1494 and 1498.
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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
On the armrests are carved small rosettes Steady, regal and comfortable, the sedia Savonarola appears to have been the seat of the scholars.
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Leather, Walnut
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