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Tete-a-tete
Italian (Venice)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Europe, Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Wood with silver leaf and polychromy
Dimensions
78.1 x 117.47 x 64.13 cm (30 3/4 x 46 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number67.965
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionSilvered beachwood. "Shell or Grotto Furniture". Scallop-shell seats with scallop backs joined and facing opposite directions, forming S-curve. Eel-like rails ending in dolphin at outer edge of seat and in twisted acanthus leaves at juncture of two seats. Six curved legs of barnacle-like texture with conch formation below seat at widest part.
Provenance1967, Helmut Peter Buchen, Berlin; sold by Buchen to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1967)