An Italian late 19th century giltwood, silvered and painted stool in the form of a phoenix probab...

An Italian late 19th century giltwood, silvered and painted stool in the form of a phoenix probably Venetian Of typical form, with a drop-in seat, on a shaped circular base terminating in scrolled feet, with an indistinct inscription , 79cm high. Footnotes: The present lot is most likely to be either in the form of a swan or a water phoenix, and not as described online. Most recently a similar, albeit purely gilded, comparable to the offered lot sold Bonhams, New Bond Street, 16th October 2019, The Contents of a 19th Century Baltic Villa, lot 197. While a plain carved wood (i.e. un-gilded) version appears illustrated in C. Payne, European Furniture of the 19th Century , 1979, Suffolk, p. 429. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com