Majestic walnut Victorian sofa
Circa: 1870
Dimensions: 45″H x 67″W
Finish: Good original
Majestic walnut Victorian sofa signed “Hunzinger NY Patented March 1868,” Hunzinger was one of the most innovative furniture makers of the period and this sofa is one of his finest examples. It features extensive carvings, turned stretchers and applied carved rosettes. Black lacquer and gilt were used to enhance various carvings and incised fluting.
Much of this original decoration is still intact. The sofa has it’s original brass castors on the front and back. An identical sofa is shown on page 181 of “American Furniture of the 19th Century” by Eileen and Richard Dubrow. It was recently reupholstered in a dark maroon velvet.
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