ANTIQUE INDO-PORTUGUESE ROSEWOOD FOLDING CHAIR

Unusual Indo-Portuguese carved rosewood folding chair, early 18th c., an ornately carved piece with foliate motifs in a scrolling fashion, deep hue of the wood contrasts pleasingly with the later cane seats, arm supports terminating in carved canines, scalloped crown, floral crest, approx. 45.75"h, 25.75"w, 34.25"d PROVENANCE: Acquired from a Palace in Goa which was a Portuguese colony from the early 16th Century (75223)