"Mahogany Curule Seat Directoire Period Decorated With Sculptures Of Lions Heads And Griffins Feet"
IMPORTANT AND RARE CURULE SEAT IN SOLID MAHOGANY FROM THE DIRECTORY PERIOD DECORATED WITH VERY FINE SCULPTURES OF LIONS HEADSTHE X-BASE BASE IS TERMINATED BY LION CLAW FEET;
THE SEAT IS COVERED WITH A DAMASK FABRIC OF FLORENTIN STLE ON AN OLD FASHIONED STRIPE MOUNT
THE STYLE OF ANCIENT ROME WAS ADOPTED TOWARDS THE END OF THE 18TH C.