Loveseat settee bench with mother of pearl, mop, inlay

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Please read the newer updated description as t were errors found in the original description. I apologize for ending the auction early, as in good conscience I could not allow this item to be sold knowing that t was misinformation in my listing. Keep reading below and thank you for the emails concerning this...it's now back!! This is an original 2 seater bench or sometimes called a settee. It has a stunning inlay of different woods and yes...mother of pearl (MOP) in a fantastic urn shape design with some outer scrollwork which I believe are the 'arms' of the urn. It is intricate and very beautiful, an expression of days gone by that captures the true workmanship of furniture that was asthetically pleasing to the eye and comfortable to use. T are individual pieces of wood inlaid along with 5 individual mother of peal accents, 3 circles and 2 upside down comma's. I took many pictures for you to peruse through but please read the entire description before making any decisions.T is a curvature to the arms and back and even to the legs. Please look at the pictures carefully and ask any and all questions, as I am to help you every step of the way.The fabric to the best of my knowledge is original and in fantastic condition, I didnt dare try to reupholster it since it looked so great as is. It is in of taupy tan color background with shades of pink, burgandy, and shades of green as well. It has a lovely gimp surrounding the upholstery to accent not only the fabric but the wood surround. The spindle back is tight and starts and ends thin while it thickens in towards the middle as seen in pics. The settee is in fantastic condition and the inlay work in the center back is something you would never, NEVER see in the cookie cutter stuff they pump out today.T was a similar item like this listed on ebay but it was very, very formal looking were as this particular piece can be implimented in many more settings..plus the other one was listed over 500 dollars. Yikes!!Look at the side picture and you will see a definite curvature to the back rest so that two people can comfortable sit in this loveseat, cause isnt that what this really is? A sweet loveseat for 2.It has, to the best of my knowledge, the original springs in the seat and canvas webbing.I honestly dont know what kind of wood it is but if I had to guess I would say mahogany. This piece lends itself to Victorian style, but with the urn it can also be leaning towards a Federal/colonial style although it is more delicate in style than I normally would see in a Federal piece.Yes, it is sturdy enough to use. *****I do have some issues with this that must be noted*******This settee has a shimmy to it. On further examination, since I have it listed locally as well, I was able to get a closer look at it. (Honestly, I just had the thing sitting in the bay of my bedroom and never put much thought into it.) The shimmy is a result of two pieces of the wood on the seat that must have separated at some point in time. This is the wobble that I spoke of in the last listing so if you look at picture 6 and 7 you will see what I am talking about. If you look especially at picture 7 you can see how I was able to separate the two pieces a bit so you can see it better. It can be corrected easily enough by adding a screw of some kind beneath or cutting a piece of wood to fit within the bottom under the covering ...but I will leave that to you as I had absolutely no problem sitting in it and using it as is. It has graced my bedroom for the last 2 years but I never planned on keeping it, I just thought it was so pretty it was hard to give it up.**The other issue is one of the back spindles is broke. I had'nt noticed it earlier. I was polishing it up when I realized it was t and knew that even if I edited my original listing..t was the possibility that no one would read the new information. So to be fair to all of you watching, I had to en... read more

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