Set of Six Swedish Gustavian Period Dining Chairs

Wonderful set of eight red chinoiserie decorated Georgian dining chairs. The set consists of two armchairs & six side chairs. Newly upholstered seat cushions. Each back splay is hand...

Four oval back caned side chairs.

Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.

Beautiful set of four Chippendale style side chairs with a chippy painted finish. The chairs are nicely carved with a ball and claw foot. The back has a carved shell at top. Newly up...

A set of four side chairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden 1790-1810. The original paint in a grayish green which has a stunning patina. Rounded legs with channeled details.

Set of two Swedish chairs with classical lotus pattern back splats, a design often attributed to the chair makers of the Stockholm Guild. The chair splats have the carved crest also ...

A white-grey, antique Danish Gustavian set of six dining room chairs made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, detailed in the Neoclassical Greek style, in ...

All six frames featuring swan shaped brass inlaid motifs strikingly silhouetted against ebonized panels within brass moldings, over hand carved lyre-shaped splats replete with brass 'strings'. The frames also featuring brass strung stiles, front seat rails & sabre-leg front supports. All are in exceptionally sound condition due to the classical construction method of using oak as the secondary wood for added strength & durability. The swan motif was highly favored by cabinetmakers & mount makers during the Directoire Period and was associated with Napoleons consort Josephine, by interpreting her protective nature towards her children like that of a swan towards it's cygnets). For comparative examples see works by Charles Percier...