A miniature sedan-chair probably Italian, 19th century

of softwood, padded and covered in green coloured silk decorated in needlework with flowers, the mounts of brass, the window panes with bevelled edges, the interior lined in cream-coloured silk and fitted with three shelves of glass, retaining only one bearing pole of later date

The silk covering in need of replacement as rather worn and frail, mounts along one corner detached on either side
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