Versace, set of six Vanitas dining chairs, comprising four chairs and two carvers, carved beech with black finish and faux crocodile leather upholstery in black, raised on fluted front legs and saber back legs (6), height 36.22 in. width 18.90 in. depth 21.26 in. Provenance: Gianni Versace, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 2006. Private Collection, Sydney
- Faux - A French word meaning "false", but when used in decorative arts, the intention is not to deceive, but to simulate the decorative effects of the more expensive material it is imitating. The term " faux bois" meaning "false wood" refers to a furniture item that has been decorated with a marked grain (woodgrain finish) to imitate a more expensive timber.
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