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While being rare in comparison to Victorian furniture in general, Rosalie is the most common pattern of Belter parlor seating furniture.

Rosalie sofas have carving on all three crests above the arabesques, and the chairs have carving on the crest, above the arabesque. The knees are typically carved with a rose surrounded by leaves. The middle of the front seat apron is carved with flowers and stylized foliage.

Note that there are clumps of grapes and foliage flanking the chair crest and the two sofa side crests. The center crest of a Rosalie sofa does not have these clumps of grapes and foliage beside it.

Because Rosalie is such a prolific pattern, there are lots of pictures here, so you can compare the pieces to see any differences. While all pieces of Rosalie are nearly identical in general shape and appearance there can be, as is typical with Belter furniture in general, significant differences in the quality, motif and amount of carved decoration. In general, more carving is good.

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