Rare American Aesthetic Movement Brass- and Mixed Woods-Inlaid Rosewood Sofa, fourth quarter 19th century, attributed to Charles Tisch, New York, the back of tripartite form with a broken-arch crest and inlaid frieze above the center section, the arms with carved lion masques with open mouths, the front with four turned and carved legs, h. 53", w. 72", d. 27-1/2". Charles Tisch made an interesting Aesthetic cabinet which received first prize at the New Orleans Exposition of 1884-1885. Tisch donated that cabinet to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1889, where it remains today.

The arms and legs are very sturdy. There is some looseness to the back and the joints. There is a repair to the bottom of the left rear leg. It has been cracked and re-glued where the caster goes in. The fabric is clean and in good condition. Some of the gimp has come loose on the backside.