A Late Victorian Velvet & Carpet Upholstered Three-Seater Sofa c.1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There is some small loss

There is some small loss to the gesso mouldings and flaking to the paint of which there is at least three layers

sponges became a major export from the Eastern Mediterranean ports of the Ottoman Empire

scratches and abrasions consistent with age

The best lace makers use the highest stools and are nearest the light source

A Late Victorian Velvet & Carpet Upholstered Three-Seater Sofa c.1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles There is some small lossOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 28 or 15 at seat Width: 84 Depth: 36 The late Victorian period three seater sofa, at seven feet long, having the original upholstered carpet moquette in madder rose peacock blue and gold patterning to a jewelled ruby fuchsia pink velvet ground, the whole with a rolled top, scrolled and flared arms and rope piping, to good ebonised front legs and large brass wheel castors