A Wonderful Early 18thC & Later, Aubusson Upholstered Wingback Armchair sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Elsewhere the elephant grey velvet

Elsewhere the elephant grey velvet lining is contemporary

Canvas Height: 15

of Taiwanese (Formosa) Papilio Horishanus tropical swallotail butterflies (Atrophaneura Horishanus

(these carvings may well have even been part of this portico) was linked to a gallery from which the important guests could go straight to the state bedroom with other visitors being channelled off to the private family apartments

and the Virgin Mary bearing the cross of compassion

A Wonderful Early 18thC & Later, Aubusson Upholstered Wingback Armchair sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Elsewhere the elephant grey velvetOrigin: French & English Period: Louis XV & Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1740 and c. 1890 Height: 47 inches Width: 33 inches Depth: 33. 5 inches (all at maximum) The walnut framed and tapestry covered armchair, in George III style, having eighteenth century French Aubusson tapestry covering in azure and peacock blues on an ivory ground showing opposing stag and doe amongst foliage, the walnut carcass and frame with soft green and ivory