VICTORIAN UPHOLSTERED OTTOMAN WITH TAPESTRY UPHOLSTERY -

A SUBSTANTIAL VICTORIAN OTTOMAN UPHOLSTERED IN PERIOD TAPESTRY FABRIC FEATURING A DENSE FLORAL PATTERN IN CREAM, RUST, NAVY, AND SAGE GREEN TONES. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE ROBUST FURNISHING STYLE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LATE VICTORIAN ERA, WITH A GENEROUS RECTANGULAR FORM SUPPORTED ON FOUR TURNED HARDWOOD LEGS FITTED WITH ORIGINAL BRASS CASTORS.

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
THE OTTOMAN FEATURES A HINGED LID MECHANISM PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN INTERNAL STORAGE COMPARTMENT, LINED WITH ORIGINAL FABRIC NOW DARKENED BY AGE. THE EXTERIOR IS FULLY UPHOLSTERED IN TAPESTRY WEAVE WITH APPLIED PIPING TO ALL EDGES. THE FRAME IS CONSTRUCTED FROM HARDWOOD WITH VISIBLE TURNED LEGS IN A DARK FINISH, CONSISTENT WITH VICTORIAN CABINETMAKING PRACTICE. .

UPHOLSTERY AND CONDITION:
THE TAPESTRY FABRIC DISPLAYS THE CHARACTERISTIC FADING THE FLORAL PATTERN REMAINS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND IDENTIFIABLE, WITH THE DENSE WEAVE TYPICAL OF PERIOD FURNISHING TEXTILES. SURFACE WEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH DOMESTIC USE AND AGE, WITH GENERAL SOILING EVIDENT THROUGHOUT. THE PIPING AND TRIM SHOW APPROPRIATE WEAR. NO MAJOR TEARS OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE UPHOLSTERY IS PRESENT, THOUGH THE FABRIC WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CLEANING TO RESTORE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR DEPTH.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 35 CM
- WIDTH: 52 CM
- DEPTH: 36 CM

OVERALL ASSESSMENT:
THIS OTTOMAN REPRESENTS A FUNCTIONAL AND DECORATIVE PIECE OF VICTORIAN DOMESTIC FURNITURE. THE ORIGINAL TAPESTRY UPHOLSTERY, WHILST FADED, REMAINS INTACT AND AUTHENTIC TO THE PERIOD. THE STORAGE FUNCTION AND ROBUST CONSTRUCTION SUGGEST THIS PIECE WAS A PRACTICAL ELEMENT OF VICTORIAN INTERIOR FURNISHING. THE PIECE IS STABLE AND FUNCTIONAL, WITH ALL MECHANICAL ELEMENTS (HINGES) IN WORKING ORDER. SUITABLE FOR A COLLECTOR SEEKING AN AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN STORAGE OTTOMAN, OR FOR RESTORATION BY AN UPHOLSTERY SPECIALIST SEEKING TO REFRESH THE ORIGINAL FABRIC WHILST RETAINING PERIOD CHARACTER.

Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 55cm, Depth: 40cm, Weight: 9Kg

Condition: Fair

TOORMINA
548788+8

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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