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Pair 19th Century French Salon /Bedroom Chairs
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Pair 19th Century French Salon /Bedroom Chairs

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A really lovely pair of French painted Salon chairs made around 1860

The frames are painted with just touches of gilding which highlights the pretty carvings.

The chairs have just been re upholstered using a high quality linen Toile de Jouy fabric with a complementary braiding.

These really need to be seen! Inspection and/or collection from here in Somerton welcome.

Height 95 cms

Width 63 width at arms

Depth 60 cms

Seat height 43 cms

For delivery please ask for a quote.

Date of Manufacture

James Ribbons Antiques has dated this French Salon Armchairs Pair to the 1860s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09659399
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques Date1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-170 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1860s:
Hand-carved floral crestings and scrolled mouldings: typical French Louis XV revival decoration.
Mortise-and-tenon joints at the seat rails: nineteenth-century chair making.
Paint and parcel gilding rubbed through at the arm terminals: natural handling wear.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1237057
Description
A really lovely pair of French painted Salon chairs made around 1860

The frames are painted with just touches of gilding which highlights the pretty carvings.

“
The chairs have just been re upholstered using a high quality linen Toile de Jouy fabric with a complementary braiding.
James Ribbons Antiques

These really need to be seen! Inspection and/or collection from here in Somerton welcome.

Height 95 cms

Width 63 width at arms

Depth 60 cms

Seat height 43 cms

For delivery please ask for a quote.

Date of Manufacture

James Ribbons Antiques has dated this French Salon Armchairs Pair to the 1860s.

Independent Date Report ID 09659399
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques dating1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-170 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1860s:
Hand-carved floral crestings and scrolled mouldings: typical French Louis XV revival decoration.
Mortise-and-tenon joints at the seat rails: nineteenth-century chair making.
Paint and parcel gilding rubbed through at the arm terminals: natural handling wear.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1237057
James Ribbons Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2012
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A pair of 19th-century French salon armchairs with off-white painted wooden frames, cabriole legs, and blue pastoral Toile de Jouy pattern upholstery.
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Archive I A pair of 19th-century French salon armchairs with off-white painted wooden frames, cabriole legs, and blue pastoral Toile de Jouy pattern upholstery.

Pair 19th Century French Salon /Bedroom Chairs

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James Ribbons Antiques
Telephone 01458 274 106
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Chilli Cottage
3 Kirkham Street
Somerton
Somerset
TA11 7NW
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Jan 2012
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A pair of 19th-century French salon armchairs with off-white painted wooden frames, cabriole legs, and blue pastoral Toile de Jouy pattern upholstery.
Pair 19th century French Salon /Bedroom Chairs
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A pair of 19th-century French salon armchairs with off-white painted wooden frames, cabriole legs, and blue pastoral Toile de Jouy pattern upholstery.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleLouis XV Revival
  • MaterialPainted Beech Wood, Cotton Toile
  • ColourCream and Blue
  • MotifsCabriole legs, Toile de Jouy pattern, Carved cresting, Scrolled armrests

This pair of nineteenth-century French salon armchairs, in the Louis XV Revival style, dates to around 1860. The frames are made of painted beech wood in a cream colour with touches of gilding highlighting the carved cresting on the top rails and aprons. They stand on curved cabriole legs and have padded, scrolled armrests. The newly upholstered seats and curved backrests are covered in a blue and cream cotton toile fabric featuring a pastoral Toile de Jouy pattern, finished with blue braiding along the edges. The chairs measure 95 cm in height, 63 cm in width at the arms, 60 cm in depth, and have a seat height of 43 cm. Suitable for use as occasional seating in a living room, bedroom, or sitting room, these armchairs bring traditional French country house style to an interior. They function well paired together around a fireplace or placed individually in a quiet corner of a room, providing both decorative appeal and comfortable seating.

FAQs

A French fauteuil is an open-elbow armchair with an exposed wooden frame that originated in the 18th century, designed specifically for conversation in formal reception rooms and salons.

These chairs typically feature carved hardwood frames, such as beech or walnut, often painted or gilded, and are upholstered in woven natural fabrics like cotton toile de Jouy, linen, or silk damask.

Authentic 19th-century pieces display hand-carved decorative motifs, traditional mortise and tenon joinery, subtle asymmetry in hand-crafted elements, and evidence of hand-cut upholstery tacks or webbed seat construction.

Place a pair of painted French fauteuils opposite a sleek contemporary sofa or flank a fireplace to introduce neoclassical structure, texture, and historical contrast within a neutral living space.

Keep painted frames away from direct heat sources to prevent timber warping and paint flaking, and gently vacuum fabric upholstery using a soft brush attachment while spot-cleaning with specialist textile cleaners.
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