Italian figurative carved oak Sgabello chair, Circa 1840

Covered with intricate carvings of a coat of arms, grotesque masks, fruits, flowers, and rampant lions

- The top is finished with a crown symbolizing power and victory

- Tall backs and sculptural and symbolic carvings

- Historically found in the entrance halls of the Italian Palazzo

- Used by important aristocratic families as a show of wealth, or as a short resting place