An Italian glass-mounted painted and parcel-gilt low armchair, Venetian circa 1760

A very rare piece. The upholstery to the seat and the armrests is very worn and in need of intense repair or replacement. There is a crack to the right of the mirrored seatrail. There are minor construction cracks to the joints throughout. In otherwise good original condition, a piece that can look spectacular once it got some attention. 97cm high, floor to seat hight 30cm, 90cm wide depth 76cm 38 1/4 in high, floor to seat height 11 3/4 in, 35 1/2in wide, depth 30in
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Comparative Literature:
E. Colle, Il Mobie Rococò in Italia arredi e decorazioni d'interni dal 1738 al 1775, Milan, 2003, no. 86, illustrated, p. 359. 
This armchair is rare as very few pieces are recorded mounted with glass, see for example Colle, op. cit., p. 359, no. 86, for a Venetian giltwood armchair mounted with Murano blue glass, in the Museo Vetrario, Murano, Venice.