REGENCY PERIOD SOFA In blackened wood and partly gilded, with a painted belt decorated with rosettes set in medallions flanked by griffins, baluster-shaped legs at the front and sabre-shaped at the back ending in castors, upholstered in cotton with polychrome floral decoration on a cream background; restorations on the belt, two back legs redone. H. 91 cm (35 ¾ in.) l. 195 cm (76 ¾ in.) Provenance: Phillips London sale, 22 April 1997, lot 208 ; Acquired by the current owner during the sale. A Regency parcel-gilt, ebonised and polychrome painted sofa