A Victorian balloon back occasional chair. second half 19th century, the chair with a waisted and circular open back with pierced and relief carved foliate motifs to the midrail above a serpentine stuffover seat and raised on cabriole legs with a shell or pleated carved form to the knees, upholstered in light gold self patterned sateen. Height 89 cm. Width 44 cm. Depth 51 cm