A striking curule-form armchair in dark mahogany, its X-shaped splayed legs crossing beneath a shaped saddle seat in the classic Roman revival silhouette. Carved griffin heads crown each arm terminal, flanking a spindled back rail centered on a carved anthemion/shell motif, with a matching carved band along the seat rail below. The finish shows honest age throughout — rubbed edges on the arms, scattered surface scuffs, and a worn patina on the seat — consistent with a piece that has been used and loved rather than kept in a parlor; sold as-is in that estate condition.