A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN BAROQUE LACQUER SIDE CHAIRS LUCCA, MID-18TH CENTURY

backsplats decorated with a coat of arms

Countess Ruth Costantino, New York 

Very good condition overall and ready to place. All chairs with minor refreshment to the painted decoration and displaying surface dirt, light discolouration, losses to the gilt varnish and small abrasions and chips consistent with age. Some small age splits and cracks and old worm holes consistent with age and use. All chairs reblocked and two with later reinforcements to rails. One chair with small old repair to proper right front knee and one with old repair to proper right back foot.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

The form and decoration of this English-inspired model are almost identical to those of a set of twelve armorial chairs supplied by the 'German Chairmaker' to the Palazzo Sardi in Lucca in 1758.  One of these from a private collection is illustrated in Enrico Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan: 2003, p. 236.