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Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900
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Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Regent Antiques
Description

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 Italy, 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

Physical Dimensions
Height
97cm (38.19")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
74cm (29.13")
Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated these Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1198963
Dealers Internal Reference
A5098
Description
This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique pair of Italian Neo-Classical mahogany and giltwood fauteuil armchairs, circa 1900 in date.
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The chairs feature open back splats featuring curved gilded griffin crests with scrolled arm supports ending in gilt carved griffin heads.
Regent Antiques

The seats have been reupholstered in a stunning rich navy blue and cream patterned fabric, and the chairs are raised on tapered scroll legs.

fig 1. A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
fig 1. Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900

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.

fig 2. A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
fig 2. Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900

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

fig 3. A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
fig 3. Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900

The Neoclassical style is a style of furnishing that emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century. In Italy, master cabinet-makers from Lombardy carved antique furniture, decorating chests of drawers, tables dressers and armchairs with gilding inlays and designs.

fig 4. A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
fig 4. Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900

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

Height
97cm (38.19")
Width
61cm (24.02")
Depth
74cm (29.13")
Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated these Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1198963
Dealers Internal Ref
A5098
Regent Antiques
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A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
Antique Exceptional Pair Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1900
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A pair of Italian Neoclassical armchairs featuring dark wood frames with giltwood swan carved back splats and blue patterned upholstered seats.
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Italian Neoclassical furniture draws heavily from Greco-Roman antiquity, characterised by symmetrical proportions, geometric restraint, and classical decorative motifs such as swans, lyres, and acanthus leaves. Popularised from the late eighteenth century into the early twentieth century, pieces often combine dark polished woods with gilded carvings.

Traditional Neoclassical armchairs are constructed using dense hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or cherry. Decorative elements feature water-gilded or oil-gilded carved wood, paired with woven silk, damask, or brocade textile upholstery.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-carved details with minor variations, genuine leaf gilding showing natural surface wear or oxidisation, and traditional mortise-and-tenon frame joinery. Upholstery seats may show evidence of traditional horsehair padding and hand-tacked webbing.

A pair of Neoclassical armchairs serves as a strong focal point when flanking a fireplace, positioned at the end of a hallway, or placed opposite a modern clean-lined sofa. Mixing structured antique seating with minimalist modern artwork creates balanced visual contrast.

Giltwood surfaces should be dusted exclusively with a soft, dry camel-hair brush to avoid lifting gold leaf, avoiding liquid cleaners entirely. Upholstered fabric should be vacuumed gently using a low-suction brush attachment and kept out of direct sunlight to prevent fading.
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