A Striking Victorian Walnut Horseshoe-Back Upholstered Armchair c.1870 sub-Religion & Relics with contrasting light and darkness

with contrasting light and darkness

Don Quixote

whose teeth were these

on a pierced Gothic design painted cast iron pedestal of entwined foliage to a tiered circular base with gadrooning and three scrolling feet each with gilded central rosettes

A Striking Victorian Walnut Horseshoe-Back Upholstered Armchair c.1870 sub-Religion & Relics with contrasting light and darknessOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 80 Height: 30. 5 or 14 at seat Width: 27 Depth: 18 (all at extremities) The quality low slung walnut framed and horse shoe backed salon or occasional armchair of high Victorian style newly upholstered in cotton and linen blend Artemis, the top rail supported on tapered barley twist columns, with scroll over arms, the serpentine seat raised on rear sabre legs and carved front