A very large Napoléon III carved giltwood and pink damask silk upholstery canapé en confident Paris, circa 1850

finely carved with rose and daisy garlands.

Overall in good condition with the usual minor scratches, dents and nicks to gilding and carcass consistent with age and use. As visible in the catalogue illustration, there is damage to the silk upholstery with a loss with a brown stain; there is another tear, vertical and of approximately 8 in. to the right side of the middle section backrest.
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