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*THIS ITEM SOLD* Antique Empire Period Flame Mahogany Hand-carved Sofa *THIS ITEM SOLD*
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A gorgeous empire sofa in great original condition, this piece dating from the 1850s has darkened to a beautiful patina and features carved flame mahogany and lovely crushed green velour upholstery…Read More
This is a wonderful dark reddish-brown original finish period empire hand-carved oversized sofa dating from the 1850s. It was found in a local estate, and as usual, I can’t get over how many of these empire sofas are found in New England, not to mention found in beautiful condition, like this one. This particular sofa has darkened over the last 160 years to a dark reddish-brown patina. It has flame mahogany throughout the rose skirted back, around the serpentine candy-ribbon molded front, and there are beautiful carvings on both forearms, which are curved and all finished off with a carved, cutout empire style foot that still retains its original casters. The upholstery, I believe, is the original green crushed velour, and is in good shape. It shows some little water spots here and there, but is overall in nice condition. The crest on the back has a hand-carved rose in the center with a shield carved underneath. There is a meaning behind this that I can’t remember at the moment, but would be a nice research project! The overall size is 81 inches across the arms, 61 inches on the inside of the arms, 25 inches deep, 33 inches to the top of the carved crest, and 17 inches high to the seat, and 25 inches to the top of the arm. This is a fantastic-looking couch. It will cost $385 to have this sofa shipped to your home, within our normal delivery area.
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