A German carved giltwood and gesso sofa, in the manner of Schinkel circa 1830

with a rectangular padded back surmounted by a fluted and leaf carved freestanding top-rail above padded reeded and acanthus leaf carved scrolled arms, the side-rails applied with stylised foliage on a trelliswork ground, above a rectangular padded seat, the seat rail carved with diaper motifs enclosing flowerheads with anthemions on a trelliswork ground, on reeded cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet; some retouching to beading