This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique pair of Italian Neo-Classical mahogany and giltwood fauteuil armchairs, circa 1900 in date.
The chairs feature open back splats featuring curved gilded griffin crests with scrolled arm supports ending in gilt carved griffin heads. The seats have been reupholstered in a stunning rich navy blue and cream patterned fabric, and the chairs are raised on tapered scroll legs.
Add unrestrained elegance to your home with this exceptional pair of armchairs.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned waxed and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 97 cm x Width 61 cm x Depth 74 cm Height 47 cm - Seat height
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 2 inches x Width 2 foot x Depth 2 foot, 5 inchesHeight 1 foot, 6 inches - Seat height
The Neoclassical style is a style of furnishing that emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century. In I
...taly, master cabinet-makers from Lombardy carved antique furniture, decorating chests of drawers, tables dressers and armchairs with gilding inlays and designs.
It was an 18th-century movement in art, architecture, and literature that revived the ideals of ancient Greece and Rome, emphasizing harmony, clarity, restraint, and symmetry. Emerging as a reaction against the frivolous Rococo style, it embraced the Enlightenment ideals of reason and order, featuring clean lines, minimal settings, and noble, moralistic subject.
Our reference: A5098
Internal Reference: A5098
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1198963
Dateline of this antique is 1900
Height is 97cm (38.2inches)Width is 61cm (24.0inches)Depth is 74cm (29.1inches)
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