A rare and luxurious pair of settees by John Henry Belter, arguably the most celebrated cabinetmaker and designer of the American Rococo Revival. Crafted in his famous Henry Clay pattern, this set is nearly identical to the set which was in the Henry Clay's Ashland estate. Made of Belter's favored rosewood, the settees feature an un-pierced, serpentine back hand-crafted with a lush pattern of carved fruit, flowers, and nuts. Rivaled only by craftsmen such as J. & J. Meeks in New York and Prudent Mallard in New Orleans, Belter pieces are renowned for their extravagant ornamentation and innovative use of laminated wood. The best households in antebellum America were decorated with his furniture, and the pattern names of his pieces r