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Belter "Scroll" Pattern Laminated Rosewood Sofa

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Belter "Scroll" Pattern Laminated Rosewood Sofa
Belter "Scroll" Pattern Laminated Rosewood Sofa
Up for auction is a Belter "Scroll" pattern sofa, ca. 1850-1860. Examples of matching chair can be seen in "The Furniture of John Henry Belter and the Rococo Revival" book by Schwartz, Stanek, and True, p. 50.

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Belter furniture tends to be extremely ornate and this sofa is an example of a more simple design. An identical sofa with an additonal crest can be seen on page 117 of "American Furniture of the 19th Century" by Eileen and Richard Dubrow.

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