An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Caned Bergère Settee c.1915-25 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Her animals follow her to

Her animals follow her to Russia

and it is the kind of table that not only makes a room but one that also improves with age

but the exact origins of the saying appear to be sketchy at best

knob handles and escutcheons to each with the original planked back

They are an ancient decorative motif and each season is represented as an allegorical figure bearing traditional iconographic symbols

An Early 20thC Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Caned Bergère Settee c.1915-25 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Her animals follow her toOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Edwardian George VProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1915 1925Length: 60Depth: 29Height: 31. 5 or 16 at seatSumptuously comfortable, the early twentieth century bergre settee or sofa in a black lacquered finish on a solid beech carcass, the chinoiserie decoration depicting figures and landscapes throughout, with double caned back and sides above padded seats on shaped ball and claw feet, the whole in ruby red velvet fabric with large