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French Louis Xvi Style Giltwood and Cane Settee
Shackladys Antiques
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French Louis Xvi Style Giltwood and Cane Settee

1900 - 1920
Description

A fine and generously proportioned French Louis XVI style giltwood settee, having a gracefully curved cane back and sides beneath a beautifully carved ribbon and floral crest.

The shaped frame is richly decorated throughout, with carved leaf and scroll arm supports, ribbon-patterned friezes and foliate detailing. Raised on seven elegant fluted legs, each headed with carved floral garlands and terminating in spade feet.

The canework is finished in gold and remains in good order, while the settee is accompanied by a long loose seat cushion upholstered in coral-pink damask fabric, with matching padded armrests. The gilding has an attractive mellowed appearance with natural wear and variation.

Dimensions

Height: 37 inches – 94cm

Height to seat: 19 inches – 48cm

Width: 73 inches – 185cm

Depth: 29 inches – 74cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
185cm (72.83")
Depth
74cm (29.13")
Declaration

Shackladys Antiques has dated this Louis Xvi Giltwood Settee to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1227086
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Description
A fine and generously proportioned French Louis XVI style giltwood settee, having a gracefully curved cane back and sides beneath a beautifully carved ribbon and floral crest.
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The shaped frame is richly decorated throughout, with carved leaf and scroll arm supports, ribbon-patterned friezes and foliate detailing.
Shackladys Antiques

Raised on seven elegant fluted legs, each headed with carved floral garlands and terminating in spade feet.

fig 1. A French Louis XVI style giltwood settee featuring a woven cane backrest, carved fluted legs, and a rose-pink damask upholstered seat cushion.
fig 1. French Louis Xvi Style Giltwood and Cane Settee

The canework is finished in gold and remains in good order, while the settee is accompanied by a long loose seat cushion upholstered in coral-pink damask fabric, with matching padded armrests. The gilding has an attractive mellowed appearance with natural wear and variation.

Dimensions

Height: 37 inches – 94cm

Height to seat: 19 inches – 48cm

Width: 73 inches – 185cm

Depth: 29 inches – 74cm

Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
185cm (72.83")
Depth
74cm (29.13")
Date of Manufacture

Shackladys Antiques has dated this Louis Xvi Giltwood Settee to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1227086
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Archive I A French Louis XVI style giltwood settee featuring a woven cane backrest, carved fluted legs, and a rose-pink damask upholstered seat cushion.

French Louis XVI Style Giltwood And Cane Settee

Archive II A French Louis XVI style giltwood settee featuring a woven cane backrest, carved fluted legs, and a rose-pink damask upholstered seat cushion. View II
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Telephone 01244 316 394 or 07769 200 346
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34 Spital Walk
Boughton
Chester
CH3 5DB
United Kingdom
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A French Louis XVI style giltwood settee featuring a woven cane backrest, carved fluted legs, and a rose-pink damask upholstered seat cushion.
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood And Cane Settee
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A French Louis XVI style giltwood settee featuring a woven cane backrest, carved fluted legs, and a rose-pink damask upholstered seat cushion.
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Louis XVI style furniture, originating in late 18th-century France, is defined by neoclassicism, geometric symmetry, and classical motifs such as fluted legs, ribbon carvings, and rosette accents.

Traditional pieces utilised carved hardwood framesfrequently beech or walnutcoated in gesso and finished with leaf gilding, complemented by hand-woven cane panels and silk or wool damask upholstery.

Authentic period seating typically features hand-carved joinery, hand-applied water gilding showing natural wear or bole underneath, hand-woven cane work, and straight fluted tapered legs connected by rosettes at the corner blocks.

A giltwood settee can serve as a focal statement piece in an entryway or living space, creating visual contrast when paired with contemporary art, neutral walls, and clean-lined modern accent tables.

Maintain giltwood by dusting gently with a soft dry brush, avoiding liquid cleaners that can damage water gilding; keep cane flexible by maintaining stable humidity and protecting the piece from direct sunlight.
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