Provenance: Private collection, Padova.

Comparative literature: S. Levy, "Il mobile veneziano del Settecento", Milan 1964, vol. I, pl. 42 (same model).

This elegant pair of light blue background lacquered armchairs presents a characteristic and rich carved relief with floral and phytomorphic motifs which allows them to be recognized as part of a refined set of furnishings including another armchair, already part of the Tullio Silva collection (Milan) , is reproduced in S. Levy, "Il mobile veneziano del Settecento", Milan 1964, vol. I, pl. 42.