Antique Carved Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Chair Coat of Arms & Cherubs, 1870 Decorative Arts the sides of the buffet

the sides of the buffet with corresponding shaped skirts

writer and philosopher Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

The lead table is painted with a cental cartouche with a dragon and pheonix

were particularly associated with Apollo

Antique Carved Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Chair Coat of Arms & Cherubs, 1870 Decorative Arts the sides of the buffetA fine carved antique Italian walnut Sgabello Renaissance Revival side chair, circa 1870. The chair is very finely carved, the chair back with a carved, fluted domed shaped finial with a beaded cuff below. The back is carved with a shield shaped armorial that is flanked with a pair of beautifully carved putti, below the chair is deeply carved with scrolls & acanthus leaves. The seat with a gadrooned edge and a 'dished' seat and twin stretchers with