Exceptional late 19th.c. Renaissance revival carved oak throne style porter''s chair or box seat c.1870. Tall backrest topped with the head of a knight within a scrolling foliate cartouche and flanked with scallop finials. Over a carved grotesque mask and the main panel carved in relief with the double headed eagle and crown emblem of the Hapsburg Empire. Flanked with bearded caryatids over the arms carved as extraordinary winged grotesques. Original tooled leather seat panel with coloured decoration and large metal studs. Lifting to reveal useful storage inside for boots and shoes etc. Base panels carved with decorative cartouches and with grotesque heads to the rear stiles and the protruding front feet. Missing the tip of the nose from the right hand front foot, otherwise very good original colour and condition, simply cleaned and waxed in our workshops.Width: 35'' (89 cm)Height: 77'' (195.5 cm)Depth: 25'' (63.5 cm)Please contact us for more images, delivery and inter...