A pair of Italian ivory inlaid ebony veneered and ebonised hall chairs, probably Milan in the manner of Ferdinando Pogliani, inlaid throughout with ivory and penwork baroque revival decoration of courtly figures, putti, masks, birds, fruit and flowers Height 117cm x Width 47cm x Depth 51cm A similar chair and two tables, one of which is labelled by Pogliani, are illustrated Payne (Christopher) Nineteenth Century European Furniture, second edition, 1985, figs 1183, 1184 and 1197 (Height 117cm x Width 47cm x Depth 51cm)