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Pair of Rococo Benches with Arms (Panche)
Veneto, Italy, circa 1760
Painted fir wood (cirmolo) and rush
H: 30 3/4 W: 47 1/8 D: 23 1/4 inches
Provenance: Dominick Dunne, Beverly Hills, California, circa 1965
Mart Crowley, Los Angeles, California, circa 1980
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This pair of Italian rococo benches, or panche, made in the Veneto region in the second half of the eighteenth century, has outward curved arm rests raised above cabriole legs. Each bench has a later inset rush seat within a framework decorated with cream and light blue paint.
