EXTRAVAGANT VENETIAN STYLE ARM CHAIR. Italy. Date: 19th century. Maker/Designer: In the manner of Andrea Brustolon. Technique: Carved walnut. Grey upholstery. Description: Above four strutted feet with a lion's head, two fully sculpted boys holding the armrests. The upper end of each armrest is designed as a putto resting on his back. Measurement: 70x90x81cm. This armchair is worked in the style of the sculptor Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732), who worked mainly in Venice and Rome. His sculptural furnitures were in great demand among his contemporaries. For example, he created a very elaborate interior for a hall of the Ca'Rezzonico in Venice, today called Brustolon Hall.