Side Chair (Italy), ca. 1900 (CH 18473963)

Small side chair with four slender tapered square legs; back consisting of low cross rail, narrow center splat and side rails with abrupt outward curve at top, repeated in crest rail where three large disks are centered. Mother-of-pearl inlay; brass and white metal stringing on most elements. Applied fruitwood cut out with brass stringing on center back splat; Seat upholstered in golden-yellow velvet.