An Italian carved giltwood sofa, Venetian, mid 18th century

with a serpentine padded back and sides, the pieced top-rail carved with rocaille and flowers above a serpentine padded seat, pierced seat-rail on five cabriole legs terminating in scrolled feet, the frame carved with flowers, foliage and rocaille on a stippled ground

In overall good conserved condition. Joints sound and sturdy. Attractive detail to carving. There is general minor wear to the gilding as visible from the photograph and there has been some touching up in the past especially to the arm supports. There are hairline construction cracks to the joints commensurate with age which can be filled and some scattered age cracks generally. The legs have been reblocked. There are some very minor losses where the carved sections have been chipped.
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