
116
Indo-Portuguese contador with stand
Estimate €18.000–30.000
115
Estimate €3.000–6.000
In jacaranda.
Cabriolet legs ending in claw feet, joined by an X-shaped stretcher.
Cane seat.
Arms of sinuous profile with scroll terminals.
Back with pierced and carved central splat, centred by a pierced ornamental motif.
Shaped cresting rail with scrollwork.
Colonial production, with English or Dutch influence, in the Chippendale taste, 18th century (2nd half).
(wear signs, minor losses and defects)
99x75x71 cm
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