Pair of French Bergere Armchairs

A pair of French Armchairs or Fauteuils in the style of the Louis XVI period but dating from the late Nineteenth Century or the Early Twentieth Century. The chairs are very unusual and stylish, in that they are ebonised with silver gilt highlighting, which is something I have not seen before. The chairs have elegently outswept back legs and the front legs are turned and fluted. The chairs are carved with floral bosses and a coiled running ribbon around the edge all of which are silver gilt. The scrolling arms of the chairs are carved with acanthus leaves, and join a medallion back. The backs of the chairs are readed and joined by carved silver gilt ribbons tied around the reading. The chairs are caned in the bottom and back, which sadly I have had to replace, but which means the chairs are very usuable. The most interesting part of the chairs is that they retain the original seat cushions and upholstery on the arms, this is done in a purple velvet which has faded to almost silver, the cushions also retain their original metal tassles that hold the cushions on the seat and stop them slipping. The whole are a good pair of french armchairs of nice quality and highly unusual with their original cushions and also more importantly highly stylish and elegent. C.1900

overall sizes in inches

23 wide

38 high

20 deep

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