Antique American Carved Mahogany Conversation Sofa Chair Loveseat Tête-à-Tête, Circa 1880 Sold The chair raised on turned

The chair raised on turned legs with compressed bun feet and joined with an ornate carved stretcher

below are twin ormolu handles with floral and acanthus decoration and a central floral rosette

Antique English Gilt Bronze Plaque/Diorama of "Faugh-a-Ballagh

mirror Indians of 20 years of painful exile

(With thanks to Roger Hull for the above biography)

Antique American Carved Mahogany Conversation Sofa Chair Loveseat Tête-à-Tête, Circa 1880 Sold The chair raised on turnedSOLD A fine quality late Victorian conversation chair sofa or (Tte Tte) Circa 1890. This finely carved and upholstered serpentine shaped chair sofa for two people, allowing the sitters to discreetly have a conversation. The curved back supports are ornately carved with a "Green Man" mask surrounded with scrolling foliate, in the Renaissance Revival taste. The chair has turned supports with acanthus leaf caps and shaped spindles to the back, the