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Pair of Italian Crab-Form Grotto Chairs, Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice

$40,938.67per set

£29,533.76per set

€35,151.34per set

CA$56,704.11per set

A$56,850.14per set

CHF 32,944.25per set

MX$694,664.05per set

NOK 381,776.98per set

SEK 389,858.28per set

DKK 262,746.32per set

About the Item

These wacky 'Grotto' chairs were manufactured in Venice in response to the 19th century interior design craze for Grotto furniture. The trend originated with the European nobility of the 18th and 19th centuries, who designed and built whole rooms as shell-encrusted pavilions, to resemble grottos. These chairs are attributed to the Venetian firm Pauly et Cie, who were the leading makers of Grotto furniture in Europe in the late 19th Century; each chair has been expertly crafted in the form of a crab and decorated with a polychrome painted finish. They each feature a hinged back opening to reveal an upholstered velvet seat, all set on a naturalistic base in the form of a shell. Measure: The height of each chair when open is 108cm, and when closed 60cm.

Attributed to:
Pauly et Cie (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 42.52 in (108 cm)Width: 32.68 in (83 cm)Depth: 14.57 in (37 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Velvet,Wood,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 19th Century
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 151391stDibs: LU95638792453

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