Antique Italian Hand Carved Walnut Renaissance Dragon & Knight Throne Chair 1880 Sold and at the Exhibition of

and at the Exhibition of the Society of Amateurs and Connoisseurs in 1893

A highly important Flemish Old Master oil painting by Peter Van Lint (1609-1690)

5 cm X 2 cm

A pair of brightly colored whimsical Staffordshire figures modeled the famous 18th century highwaymen Dick Turpin and Tom King

Emmanuel Villanis's artistic contributions primarily revolved around sculptures

Antique Italian Hand Carved Walnut Renaissance Dragon & Knight Throne Chair 1880 Sold and at the Exhibition ofSOLD A fine & remarkable carved walnut Renaissance Revival Italian Curule chair, carved with Dragons & Knights, circa 1880. The chair having a very finely carved top crest with a pair of winged dragons with their claws resting on a shield draped with a carved chain with a dragons tooth, the dragons flank a knight's helmet, to each side are 'grotesques' carved as the head of monks. The back having an upholstered head rest with stylized acanthus leaf