Four large carved walnut armchairs with high, flat, fully upholstered backs, scrolled armrests, scroll and cartouche base joined by a brace (restorations) Italy, Venice, early 18th century. H. 116 cm - W. 73 cm PFD Damage and missing parts Provenance : Palazzo Contarini-Corfu, Venice, Milan sale, Sotheby's 23 June 2009, lot 24. A similar armchair is now in the Giorgio Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice (illustrated in C. Santini, Mille Mobili Veneti, Modena, 2001.fig. 311).