Carved and Gilded Bracket in Style of Daniel Marot single stool French carved marble shell dating

French carved marble shell dating from the late 17th to early 18th century

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These chairs may be have been made for an Englishman living abroad whose decorative yen leaned towards a taste of home

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Carved and Gilded Bracket in Style of Daniel Marot single stool French carved marble shell datingA superbly carved and gilded baroque bracket in the style of Daniel Marot, English or French, dating circa 1700 having a shelf with gadroon molding resting on four double c scroll brackets centered with a carved female visage of Venus crowned with stylized feathers set into s scrolls with acanthus. A bracket with a similar visage can be seen in The Dictionary of English Furniture, 1927 and1954. Ht. 12 1 2 W. 13 5 8, D. 7 1 2