English Late Victorian Gilt Chinoiserie Bergere Suite

The back features three cane work panels, divided by vertical splats which display spectacular, highly detailed chinoiserie scenes, in colours of gold, greens, reds and greys

The elegant shaped arms with scroll ends with acanthus leaf carvings support the back, also boasting further chinoiserie, depicting figures, pagodas, mountains and a dove. The arms are joined to shaped supports, which continue the display of colourful chinoiserie. The settee frame is decorated with carvings, picked out in gold, resting on short cabriole legs with shell carvings at the knees, all sitting atop of ball-and-claw feet, which are also decorated in gold. The design and decorations on the settee are equally reflected in the armchairs, with the exception of having single top rail pediments and back splats, instead of two

The suite is upholstered, this is not the original antique fabric, the frames are in the rarest of all the chinoiserie finishes, gold

The suite features a firm sprung base below, which makes the settee and chairs extremely comfortable. Retaining all its original cane work, which is in excellent condition. There are no holes in the cane work, which is exceptionally rare for a suite of this type and age. The suite is in superb condition, there is usage patina to the arms, as well as some minor wear to the paintwork, and small areas where some of the chinoiserie has worked away over the decades

One of the chairs suffered a split to one leg during its life and was sympathetically repaired and is solid and sturdy. Two small cornices which were joined to the feet by dowel are missing, these are both very small and one is not noticeable as it is to the rear of the foot. The settee is in excellent condition

A truly wonderful and incredibly rare piece of English chinoiserie furniture at its finest

Measures: Settee 170cm length, 85cm depth, 82cm height. 35cm seat height, 63.5cm seat depth, 157cm seat width, back height 52cm

Chairs 69cm width, 79cm depth, 81cm height. 35cm seat height, 64cm seat depth, 58cm seat width, back height 52cm

Price is for the set of 3 pieces, the settee and 2 chairs.