back with branded cipher "VS" for Victor Seratrice, Rome, 19th century, finely crafted in the Gothic style, with pierced carved gallery over three blind fretwork carved panels, above a central drawer flanked by carved panels and additional drawers opening from the sides; lower case with central door flanked by two carved panels, depicting allegories of the four seasons, over three additional drawers, Gothic carved double paneled sides, wrought iron hinges and drawer pulls, dovetailed construction throughout, 84-1/2 x 55-1/2 x 23-1/4 in. - Note: A pair of privately owned Gothic style chairs bear the same branded cipher as well as the printed label "Ameublements Artistiques/Vincent Seratrice et fils/Vivita Savinia (Rome)". - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Condition
lacking iron lock on central door, lacking one small drawer at case side, scattered minor chips at some moldings and carved elements, some minor pest damage at bottom boards with some bumps and abrasions, minor losses at lower moldings, other scattered surface distress, some as made