This is a museum quality example of a highly carved and decorated curule chair.  The chair is 19th century, likely Spanish, made of walnut, featuring grotesque mask carved stiles supporting a leather rail embossed and polychrome painted with male Renaissance style profile medallions and coat-of-arms with double-headed eagle, the scrolled arms terminate in acanthus carved rests, the curule form frame has a leather seat embossed with a foliate design and is secured by brass rosettes, the legs terminate in stylized paw feet. 38 x 26.5 x 18.5 in.

The leather back is split, but has been repaired by attaching to a second piece of leather behind the decorated piece.  There is also a split to a portion of the leather on the back of the seat.  A few of the rosette nailheads have been replaced and a few are missing. Chair is solid and sturdy.

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