A 19thC Italian Stained Beech Gondola Settee reserved and which was retained until

and which was retained until about 1770

The deftness of brush-strokes around the cheeks and eyes

and the internationally recognised Milford Stud was founded in 1947

Not many of these blankets have survived

They were figures of gods and goddesses

A 19thC Italian Stained Beech Gondola Settee reserved and which was retained untilOrigin: Italian Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Height: 41 or 19 at seat Width: 77 Depth: 25 (all at extremities) The good quality stained beech and grained sofa or settee of gondola form, having a beautifully shaped back above out scrolled arm supports with floral rosettes, to waved and channelled frames, on five cabriole legs, the whole possibly adapted from a larger sofa or settee, upholstered in an ivory sand damask fabric and